08/05/2022 - In preparations for its November discussion about “RDN and NDTR Workplace Value and Public Trust,” the Academy’s House of Delegates is calling for subject matter experts to share insights about this Critical Issue.
07/11/2022 - A letter to the editor from Past President Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, replying to an article in the December 2021 issue of the journal Critical Care Medicine regarding the role of registered dietitian nutritionists on the critical care interdisciplinary team, was published in CCM’s July 2022 issue.
06/02/2022 - Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, symbolically "passes the gavel" of the Academy's 2022-2023 presidency to Ellen R. Shanley, MBA, RDN, CDN, FAND.
04/25/2022 - The Academy was dismayed to learn about changes in Aetna's reimbursement policy for RDNs' and has reached out to Aetna and to other professions affected by the policy change.
03/15/2022 - To accelerate progress toward achieving the Strategic Plan, the Academy president will appoint Strategic Advancement Groups consisting of members.
03/07/2022 - March marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the federal Senior Nutrition Program – a half-century of initiatives that ensure older adults have access to healthful meals and critical nutrition care services.
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.
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.