01/13/2022 - The Academy advocated for the creation of the National Clinical Care Commission, which released its final report “Report to Congress on Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Its Complications” today.
01/10/2022 - The Academy offers guidance to RDNs on actions to take to comply with the No Surprises Act, which took effect January 1.
12/06/2021 - The Academy mourns the passing of U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (Kan.), a champion of hunger and child nutrition issues, who served as a member of Congress for more than thirty years.
11/24/2021 - Two Academy member awards will be renamed to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the awards' recipients.
10/29/2021 - The Academy commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the formation of the new Equity Commission.
10/17/2021 - Read the prepared remarks by Academy President Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, October 17, at the Opening Session of the 2021 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo virtual event.
08/26/2021 - Academy President Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND discussed top Academy policy priorities during the August 25 briefing for congressional staff: “Older Adult Nutrition Security: Next Steps for Congress.”
08/13/2021 - As past and current board members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, we believe deeply in the vision of this organization: a world where people thrive through the transformative power of food and nutrition.
07/28/2021 - The Academy reiterates our recommendation that all RDNs and NDTRs be vaccinated, both to protect their own health and to assist in the treatment and recovery from the COVID-19 virus for all people.
05/25/2021 - In a May 24 letter to First Lady Jill Biden, Academy President Linda T. Farr offered the Academy’s support and expertise, as well as extended an invitation for the first lady to speak at FNCE.
05/20/2021 - In a letter to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Academy noted strategic goal we share with CDC of achieving health equity. The Academy offered CDC our support as the leading food and nutrition professional organization representing essential health care workers serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
05/19/2021 - We share the strategic goal of achieving health equity and offer our support in your work, as a food and nutrition professional organization and as essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
05/06/2021 - The House of Delegates values your input on future Critical Issues. Academy members are the key contributors to determining Critical Issues.
03/18/2021 - The Academy stands firmly with our members and all Americans of Asian descent, and in strong opposition to recent increases in threats, harassment and violence against members of the Asian community in the United States.
01/27/2021 - The Academy urged governors to include RDNs, NDTRs as well their student and interns in the priority groups of those who should rapidly receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
