Is it worth the investment for employers?

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What is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics? (AND)

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What Can AND Provide?

Resources for Every Dietitian

Food Service and Management

• Position papers & standards of practice
• Connection to external resources
• Practice groups:
• Clinical Nutrition Management
• Dietitians in Business and Communications
• Food and Culinary Professionals
• Management in Food and Nutrition Systems

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Clinical Nutrition and Long-Term Care

• Evidence Analysis Library
• Malnutrition diagnostic resources
• Nutrition informatics
• Practice groups:
• Diabetes
• Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Nutrition Support
• Oncology
• Renal

Community and Public Health

• Position papers & standards of practice
• Forecasts and trends for future practice
• Public policy and advocacy resources
• Practice groups:
• Public Health/Community Nutrition
• Nutrition Education for the Public
• School Nutrition Services
• Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

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Counseling and Wellness

• Client education materials
• Member promotion and publicity
• Telehealth resources
• Practice groups:
• Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine
• Nutrition Entrepreneurs
• Sports and Human Performance Nutrition
• Weight Management

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How much value can a $234 yearly investment in Academy Membership provide?

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How Academy Membership Can Improve Job Performance and Raise the Quality of your Workplace

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• “I won’t have to spend work time searching for food, nutrition and health news. I have the best information available to me online through Eat Right Weekly and the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.”

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• “I can get fast, accurate answers to tough research questions from staff RDNs in the Academy’s Nutrition Information Services. I’ll spend a lot less time searching for information on my own.

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• “We can personalize and print the Academy's Eat Right Nutrition Tips client educational handouts for our office.”

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How Academy Membership Can Improve Job Performance and Raise the Quality of your Workplace

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• “I have access to the best scientific and evidence- based nutrition information 24 hours a day with the Academy’s online Evidence Analysis Library®, which keeps our company on the leading edge of dietetics practice with reliable research from experts in the field.”

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• “The Find a Nutrition Expert online referral service expands our client base, helping achieve our mission of promoting health and wellness in the community.”

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• “I can earn required continuing professional education (CPE) units for free from the Academy's CPE On- Demand program, which provides members access to science- based topics and quizzes without ever leaving the office.

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Source: https://www.eatrightpro.org/-/media/files/eatrightpro/membership/talk-to-your-employer-about-paying-your-academy-dues.pdf

At the Local Level

Getting connected with MOAND and AND-STL

MOAND�Missouri Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

• National Academy membership automatically gives access to membership in your state affiliate
• 4 Regions: NE, NW, SE, SW
• St. Louis District within the NE Region
• Legislative efforts – a professional policy team working to advance legislation that will benefit RDs and their employers
• CEUs & Annual in-person conference to bring together RDs across the state
• Access to partnerships with impactful organizations such as MOCAN (Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition),Empower MO, and ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes).

AND-STL�Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, St. Louis

Additional yearly fee of $31 gives access to:

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