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California Dietetic Association- Orange DistrictOrange DistrictRefocus: ExerciseSaturday, September 22, 20128:00am-12:00pmMission Conference CenterConference Room A & BDirections: 26726 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. From Crown Valley Pkwy, make a right on Los Altos. The conference room building willbe on the left hand side, parking structure will be straight ahead. Conference room A & B is located on the first level. Parking is free.8:00 Registration & Light Breakfast8:30 Introduction8:45 The Bariatric AthleteLea Crosetti, RD, CSSDBariathletes9:45 Female Athlete Triad10:45 BreakTerri Lynn Cole, MSThe Metabolic Treatment Center11:00 The Science and Practice of Bone HealthDr. Jan SchroederProfessor, Department of Kinesiology, Cal State Long Beach12:00 Questions/EvaluationsCost: Free for CDA-Orange District Members$35 for non-members; $15 for retired RDs and $5 for full-time studentsEveryone is welcome!Please RSVP to the Evite or by email to dyer.ka@gmail.com or call (602) 820-33642

Public Health Nutrition: It’s Every Member’s BusinessHOD Fact SheetHouse of Delegates Mega Issue Fall 2012 – This is a brief discussion of the issues your House of Delegate will be reviewing/discussingand making decisions on during the Fall Meeting in October. Please review and discuss with your delegate so that your voice cantruly be heard. Thank you for your time and efforts.Credited to Katrina Holt, District of Columbia delegate and Academy Public Health Task Force memberThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010 promises to change the health-care-deliverysystems in the United States, partly by shifting focus from disease treatment to disease prevention. Nutrition’s vital rolein preventing diseases and conditions could translate to additional opportunities for registered dietitians as a result ofprovisions in the law. Specific dietetics-related areas targeted by the law include medical nutrition therapy for chronicconditions and employee-wellness-incentive programs (1).In November 2011, Sylvia Escott-Stump, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) president, appointed a task forceto provide the Academy with direction related to public health nutrition. The purpose of the task force was to address astrategic priority in the Board of Director’s Strategic Plan 2011–2012, which calls for enhancing the relevance of publichealth nutrition within the Academy and increasing the Academy’s visibility in the public health community. The taskforce’s charge included developing an action plan focusing on enhancing the Academy’s role in public health nutrition(2). One of the items in the action plan was to submit a mega issue on public health nutrition for a future HOD meetingdialogue session.Mega Issue QuestionIn an evolving health services environment, how can our members seize opportunities and provide leadership in publichealth nutrition and community nutrition?Expected OutcomeAcademy members will:1. Recognize, prepare for, and seize opportunities in public health nutrition and community nutrition.2. Be leaders in public health nutrition and community nutrition by actively working in policy development,assessment, assurance, advocacy, environmental change, education, and programs and services.3. Provide input on how to prepare members to meet public health nutrition and community nutrition needs.Defining Public Health Nutrition and Community NutritionOne of the task force’s first steps was to come to consensus on definitions of public health nutrition and communitynutrition, terms that are often used interchangeably, although their meanings differ. In 2003, Roger Hughes wrote that“there have been various attempts in the international literature to define the field of public health nutrition distinctfrom the well established field of clinical nutrition and dietetics” (3). More recently, Roger Hughes and Barrie Margettswrote, “a public health approach is traditionally defined by its focus on prevention rather than treatment, populationsrather than individuals, and interventions that address the determinants of health rather than the treatment of disease”(4). The task force also identified main functions and examples of typical tasks performed by public health nutritionistsand community nutritionists, which are listed below:The main functions of public health nutritionists include:• Taking a leadership role in identifying communities’ nutrition-related needs• Planning, directing, and evaluating health-promotion and disease-prevention efforts• Administering and managing programs, including supervising personnel• Developing and/or assisting in the preparation of a budget• Identifying and seeking resources (e.g., grants, contracts) to support programs and services• Providing therapeutic and rehabilitation nutrition services, when these needs are not adequately met by other partsof the health care system• Providing technical assistance/consultation to policymakers, administrators, and other health agency personnel• Collaborating with others to promote environmental and systems changes• Ensuring access to healthy and affordable food and nutrition-related care4

• Advocating for and participating in policy development and evaluation of impacts and outcomes• Participating in research, demonstration, and evaluation projectsExamples• Collaborating with city planners to change environments to increase access, availability, and affordability of healthyfood options, such as providing tax incentives to full-service grocery stores to locate in rural areas• Developing and utilizing surveillance systems to monitor the nutritional state of a population group• Developing policies to impact healthy eating and physical activity, such as working with transportation departmentsto promote access to safe, affordable, and healthy food venues• Developing and implementing policies and procedures to promote and support breastfeeding in the workplaceThe main functions of community nutritionists include:• Conducting and evaluating nutrition education and counseling for small groups and individuals• Planning, implementing, and evaluating primary and secondary prevention interventions• Providing therapeutic and rehabilitation nutrition services• Administering programs• Participating in care coordination or providing case managementExamples• Conducting food demonstrations/classes for individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP)• Training peer counselors or promotoras to promote breastfeeding• Conducting in-service education for school foodservice personnel• Developing nutrition-education activities for the school classroom• Providing technical assistance/consultation to health providers on case management for nutrition- and dieteticsrelatedissues• Participating in interdisciplinary teams conducting home visitsSummaryAs health care continues to change, it is important that Academy members recognize the long history of public healthnutrition and community nutrition and look ahead toward ensuring that these fields play a vital role in the future of thedietetics profession.Over the next few years, the Academy’s Public Health Action Plan will be implemented to help members build theirknowledge about and interest in this area of practice. The Academy will work to integrate public health and communitynutrition philosophies, serving communities, including vulnerable and underserved populations, and activitiesthroughout all the Academy’s organizational units.What HOD Needs from YouTalk with your delegate(s) about this issue in advance of the Fall 2012 HOD Meeting (October 5–6, 2012). Delegatecontact information is available at www.eatright.org/leaderdirectory. The backgrounder is available atwww.eatright.org/hod > Fall HOD Meeting Materials.Monica J. McCorkle, MS, RD, CDE – Delegate Orange District, District 8monicasmagic@cox.net(619) 887-5036References1. Tuma PA. An overview of the intentions of health care reform. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.2012;112(3 Suppl):S56–S63.2. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health Task Force. Public Health Nutrition: Action Plan. 2012.3. Hughes R. Definitions for public health nutrition: A developing consensus. Public Health Nutrition. 2003;6(6):615–620.4. Hughes R, Margetts BM. Practical Public Health Nutrition. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell; 2011.5

Claim Your Credits!Do you need to add Orange DistrictContinuing Education Credits to yourProfessional Development Portfolio?Following these steps makes it easy!Information provided by:Christi Coy, MS, RDCDA-OD Education Chair1. To perform a general search of the database use this link:http://www.cdrnet.org/applications/cpe/index.cfm2. Type "Orange" in "Provider Name contains:"Growth OpportunityA message from your CDA-ODProfessional MentoringRepresentativeI am sure many of you, like me,always have new ideas ofprojects you would like toimplement in your place of workbut due to the amount of workwe all have to complete on adaily basis it can take ages tofinish. Take advantage ofbecoming a Mentor this year byreceiving help from a student ornew RD while they are gainingvaluable experience for theirfuture careers in the field ofdietetics. For example, I work inLTC and we are switching manyof our documents over frompaper to digital for which meansthere are hours of data entry tobe done.3. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the form and click"Completed activities only" next to "Show:"Many students needpractice/volunteer hours to getinto internships and new RD’sjust want to gain experience inthe field. The Mentor benefitsfrom help with projects and theMentee has the opportunity togain valuable experience. I willbe preparing a form for Mentorswho are interested. Theopportunities we create willthen be emailed to potentialMentors and Mentees. This is awonderful opportunity todevelop the professionalmentoring aspect of ourorganization.4. Click "List Activities"Please contact Cristie Coy with questions at: ccoymsrd@gmail.comKathleen Chevalier, RDCDA-OD Professional MentoringRepresentativeQuestions? Contact Kathleen at:kachevalier@gmail.org 6

CDA-Orange District Financial Statement 2011-2012RevenueExpenseMembership: $8,241Donations and communityinvolvement: $760Fundraiser: $2,69 Speakers Fees: $2000Vendor Fees and Donations: $1,650 Paid officer positions: $2,400(to be eliminated for the 2012-2013Total Revenue: $12,237 ($7,280below expected)year)Total Expense: $12,464 ($7,253below expected)Overall we've had a successful year; as a non-profit it is important that we keep our budgetbalanced and give back to the community. We are aligning our system with other districts andeliminating some of our paid positions, this will free up funds and providing more benefits to ourmembers. Additionally we save money and decrease our environmental impact by 'going green'with our handouts, membership forms, and district rosters.Provided by:Emily J. Haynes, MS, RDTreasurer, CDA-Orange Districtemily.haynesrd@gmail.com7

This is YOURNewsletter.D o y o u l i k e w h a t y o u s e e ?W h a t w o u l d y o u l i k e t o s e e i nt h e f u t u r e ? I s t h e r e a na n n o u n c e m e n t o r m e s s ag ey o u w a n t y o u r f e ll o w C D A - O Dm e m b e r s t o h e a r a b o u t? Iw a n t t o h e a r f r o m y o u ! P l e a s ee m a i l s u g g e s t io n s ,s u b m i s s i o n s a n d a d v e r t i si n gl e a d s f o r t h eN o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e rN e w s le t t e r b y m i d - S e p t e m b e r2 0 1 2 .I l o o k f o r w a r d t o h e a r i n g f r o my o u ,Upcoming EventsOrange District Financial Report 2011-2012CDA-OD Study Group First Meeting September 10 th , 2012Please contact Joanne Greenwood, CDA-OD Historian and StudyGroup Chair, for further information at mcg1127@aol.com or(714)847-3285.CDA-OD Member Meeting Dates 2012-2013 (Saturdays)September 22, 2012November 17, 2012March 16, 2013May 18, 201320M e g a n G u e n t h e rC D A - O D N e w sl e t te r E d i t o rm g u e n t h e r @ l i v e . c o mNeed a CDA-OD Membership Card? Print and cut out the card below.Contact CDA-Orange DistrictEMAIL cdaorangedistrict@gmail.comWEBSITE www.dietitian.org/d_orange/orange_index.html.comBLOG http://orangedistrictcda.wordpress.com/8