09/01/2020 - A letter sent to the AHA in response to the statement titled, "Rapid Diet Assessment Screening Tools for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Across Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association."
The committee wants to continue the conversation via a series of listening sessions scheduled for the weeks of September 21 and 28.
The Academy continues to advance efforts organization-wide to address diversity, equity and inclusion. The Board of Directors empowered the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to make recommendations to support this important work.
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee has been working intensively to listen to members and has adjusted its plan of work accordingly.
In the past weeks, the Academy has heard from and reached out to individuals and groups who have expressed concerns, made recommendations and offered potential solutions regarding systemic racism.
The Academy's Board of Directors determined that the 2020 FNCE®, scheduled for October 17 to 20 in Indianapolis, Ind., will transition to a virtual event experience, to be held on the same dates.
Systemic racism is not acceptable. Our commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity has never been more important and urgent.
Effective June 1, Linda T. Farr, RDN, CSOWM, LD, FAND, begins her one-year term as the 2020-2021 President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
The Academy Board of Directors has approved the organization's Healthful Eating Stance.
As part of its commitment to science-based policy recommendations, the Academy recently cofounded the Food4Health Alliance.
The Academy is taking every precautionary measure to prevent any additional spread of COVID-19, while ensuring the least amount of disruption to Academy operations.
02/20/2020 - Academy Past President Jessie Pavlinac, MS, RD, CSR, LD has been selected to serve on a Technical Expert Panel to inform the development of a quality measure related to delay in progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
02/12/2020 - Academy President Terri Raymond, MA, RDN, CD, FAND, represented the Academy on February 11 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City celebrating the 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
02/07/2020 - The new blueprint outlines the agency's science priorities for the next five years.
01/13/2020 - The new toolkit is designed to help RDNs and senior nutrition program administrators strengthen their ability to offer MNT services for coverage by Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans for older adults in community settings.
