Live webinar series on Nutrition and Celiac Disease, specifically designed for RDs and DTRs. Click READ MORE for details.

Volunteers for Committees
Build personal and professional contacts, increase personal satisfaction, share your skills with others, and make a difference in dietetics – serve on an Academy national committee! There are over 20 Academy committees who report to the Board of Directors (BOD), House of Delegates (HOD), or jointly to the BOD and HOD.  Review the Description of Academy Committees to become familiar with the various opportunities.
 
Make Your Interests Known
If you are interested, complete the “Opportunities to Serve” survey to tell us about your background and interests in serving the Academy via a committee. The information you provide is critical to the President-elect and Speaker-elect for making appointments for the 2012-2013 program year (terms start June 1, 2012). Depending on the length of your responses, it may take up to 30 minutes to enter your information. However, if you use the same computer and link each time, you can complete the survey in multiple sessions.
 
CLICK READ MORE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

First Lady Michelle Obama and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new school meal standards today, as part of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. The new standards are strongly supported by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Visit this USDA webpage to review the new standards, read a press release, and view a sample menu. 

http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Legislation/nutritionstandards.htm

Do you need a refresher on assessing vitamin D status? Want to understand routine supplementation and treatment of vitamin D deficiency states?

Tune in to:

Vitamin D—A Moving Target presented by Sharon Groh-Wargo

PNPG is offering this free webinar presentation to members. Receive 1 CPEU after listening to the webinar and completing the associated quiz.

Click on "My Courses" on the upper left side of the home page; scroll down to the Vitamin D webinar offering to view.

Ekhard Ziegler MD and Susan Carlson MMSc, RD, CSP, LD, CNSC will be co-hosting a Neonatal Conference in Iowa City on May 20 - 22, 2012.  

This conference is designed for RDs, Neonatologists, Neonatology Fellows, and Nurse Practitioners interested in the nutrition management of the premature infant.  Details of the program are still being finalized and as more information becomes available, it will be posted to Pedi-RD.  

 Speaker Support Applications now Accepted for Summer-Fall Programs

PNPG is fortunate to have several members running for national office with the Academy!  Each week we will highlight one of these members.

Candidate Statement

Speaker-Elect, House of Delegates

The Building Block for Life, volume 35 number 1, is now available online.

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The summary for this issue is accessible by clicking here. 

 Join the Jan. 18th webinar regarding recent Capitol Hill funding and policy developments and their effects on health and nutrition programs. The webinar, hosted by the Public Health Institute, will be held from 2:30-4:00pm EST.