Welcome
Welcome to the web site of the Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals Practice Group. We are Dietetic Practice Group # 51. Our members are leading the way for nutrition education of health professionals.
News you need to know!
Ethics Education Toolkit
The Ethics Education Toolkit assists dietetics educators and practitioners in providing information to current and future members and credentialed practitioners about the ADA/CDR Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics. This toolkit includes a power point presentation, script, activities and handouts for download. As a reminder, all the ethics materials are housed on the general Code of Ethics page (www.eatright.org/codeofethics).
CADE to ACEND
The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) will be changing its name to the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). The new name communicates the fundamental relationship between nutrition and dietetics and reflects our on-going desire to improve the quality of education and our accreditation system. Our scope of accreditation and our participation as a Title IV gatekeeper recognized by the U.S. Department of education remains unchanged. The name change will go into effect in January 2012; however, accredited programs have until June 1, 2012 to update their websites and records.
FALL 2011 HOD Meeting Mega Issues Outcomes
Two mega issues were discussed at the meeting: Licensure and Interdisciplinary Teams. Click here to read more information: Fall 2011 HOD Fact Sheet
Exciting news: ADA becomes Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics!
On January 1, 2012 the American Dietetic Association will become the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The announcement was made by ADA President, Sylvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN at the opening session of this years Food and Nutritiion Conference and Expo in San Diego. Last year members were asked to provide their input via a member survey. A work group was then appointed and went work crafting a name that would indicate to the public what we do as a profession. Click here to read more about the name change.
You will also find a Q & A about the name change on the eatright.org website.
2011 NEHP Award Winner
Congratulations to Cynthia Stegeman, EdD, RDH, RD, LD, CDE, who received the 2011 NEHP Excellence in Nutrition Education Award! The award wa presented at the member’s reception at FNCE in San Diego. The award is designed to recognize an NEHP member who has demonstrated creativity, initiative and dedication to the nutritional education of physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals with emphasis on the promotion of nutritional care to their respective clients. Dr. Stegemam was honored for the development and implementation of a nutrition education curriculum in the University of Cincinnati’s Dental Hygiene Program.
Current members of NEHP who have been in good standing for at least one year are eligible to apply for the award; members of the NEHP Executive and Award committees are ineligible to apply. Applications for the 2012 awards will be distributed in the spring. For additional information, please contact Teresa A. Marshall (teresa-marshall@uiowa.edu).
