Other HOD Updates

7/20/10 Information
Evidence-Based Practice Marketing Plan
In November, 2009 the House of Delegates charged the Evidence-Based Practice Committee (EBPC) with the responsibility to develop a comprehensive marketing plan by May 2010 (Fall 2009 HOD Motion 1). The Evidence-Based Practice Marketing Plan is available.
 
Legislative and Public Policy Committee Status Report to the HOD
The Fall 2009 HOD Meeting motion regarding Health Reform requested that the Legislative and Public Policy committee (LPPC) address the following items (areas):
Develop a plan, budget and evaluation tool for effective legislative training programs as an urgent need of the membership.
Establish LPPC as an influential leader in all future public policy activities that will assure the inclusion of the RD in legislation and regulations.
Encourage collaboration between affiliate dietetic associations and DPG’s for building partnerships  within and outside of the Association to effectively position health reform and all critical legislative and policy issues related to the role of the RD.
The Legislative and Public Policy Committee has provided the House with a status report that addresses these areas.

7/15/10 Information
Welcome Nancy Lewis!
As Mary Pat Raimondi, MS, RD, has taken an exciting position with ADA as our Vice President, Strategic Policy and Partnerships, she had to resign from her position as an HOD Director.  We are pleased to announce that Nancy Lewis, PhD, RD, FADA has been appointed to a one year term to fill the HOD Director vacancy.  Nancy is a past Professional Issues Delegate: Research and currently teaches at University of Nebraska, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences.  Ask Nancy to be your colleague on MyGroups and learn more about her.

Look What’s New in Your Inbox - EatRight Weekly!
ADA is pleased to introduce a weekly streamlined communication that will be sent to members.  EatRight Weekly will contain information that is currently being e-mailed in publications such as On the Pulse, New in Review, ADA Foundation Matters, Learn. Grow. Advance and ADA News Bytes, all of which are being discontinued.  EatRight Weekly will be distributed each Wednesday afternoon (or Thursday during a week containing a Monday holiday).  Also, in an effort to streamline communications, the House will not receive messages that duplicate information in EatRight Weekly so be sure to check it out each week.

ADA Bylaws Changes
If you are a returning delegate, you will recall that we discussed a potential change to the ADA Bylaws concerning the reduction in number of members on ADA’s Nominating Committee from 14 to 10.  Since comments from delegates and members regarding this change were overwhelmingly positive it was determine that the change qualified as a minor change and thus did not require a vote (see HOD Manual, G.2).  The updated ADA Bylaws are posted on the Web site (www.eatright.org/bylaws). Please let your constituents know of the update.

June 17, 2010 Information
Preceptor Recruiting Drive – Meeting the National Need for Qualified RDs and DTRs
Delegates are encouraged to participate in and get the word out about this FNCE 2010 session on Sunday, November 6 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM.  Mark your calendars now.  Practitioners will learn about the personal and professional rewards of mentoring students or teaching students the skills to become RDs or DTRs, while helping to combat the profession’s greatest challenge in meeting the demand for competent practitioners.  Opportunities will be available for you to meet with representatives from dietetics-education programs who can talk with you about becoming a preceptor and show you how to get CE credit as you develop your precepting skills 

ADA Position Paper Published
The update for the ADA Position entitled Integration of Medical Nutrition Therapy and Pharmacotherapy is published in the June 2010 Journal of the American Dietetic Association.  You can access the paper at the following link:http://www.eatright.org/About/Content.aspx?id=8380. 

MNT Provider
The MNT Provider is now online.  Check it out and please share with your groups since this is a free member benefit providing excellent information.  Link: www.eatright.org/mntprovider