Meetings & Events

DCMADA offers a variety of educational & interactive member meetings throughout the year!

Mark your calendars!     

 

FOOD DAY

   

Be sure to REGISTER NOW for October 15th and October 24th!     

RDs on the Front Lines:  Fighting Childhood Obesity and Malnutrition  in the District of Columbia and the Nation      

WHEN:  Saturday, October 15, 10 am to 1 pm     

COST: FREE!  But you must register as soon as possible, as space is limited! http://fooddaykickoff.eventbrite.com/      

 Agenda:     

9:30 am to 10 am: Registration and Networking     

10:00 am: “Leading in Your Community and Making Volunteerism Count”
Katherine Tallmadge, President, DCMADA     

     

10:30 am: “USDA’s ‘Let’s Move’ Program UPDATE –Impacting the Country’s Nutrition”
Marissa Duswalt, United States Department of Agriculture  11:00 am: “DC Healthy Schools Act UPDATE –Making a Difference in Washington, D.C.”
Sandra Schlicker and Dawanna James-HollyWellness and Nutrition Services, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE),
Government of the District of Columbia  

   

11:30 am: To Be Announced       

Noon: To Be Announced     

12:30 pm: “Creative Strategies to Teach Child Nutrition/Physical Activity”
Tambra Raye Stevenson, MS, DCMADA Student Representative and
President, UDC Student Dietetic Association     

 This Food Day Kick-Off event is co-sponsored by UDC and DCMADA,and will give you 3 CEUs.     

“Reducing diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy food” and “expanding access to food and alleviate hunger”  are primary goals of “Food Day,” goals the ADA and DCMADA share.

 

FOOD DAY Extravaganza! 

DCMADA Celebrates FOOD DAY 

Join your fellow RDs and other high profile national and local food and nutrition organizations, such as Slow Food, WIC, DC Public Schools, and others, to celebrate the first FOOD DAY EXTRAVAGANZA! Special activities will include nutrition education and chef demos, live entertainment, interactive educational stations, free food samples, delicious local produce and products to purchase. Join DCMADA members and C.H.O.P. (Capital Harvest on the Plaza) Market farmers to raise you and your organization’s profile, and contribute as an exhibitor or nutrition educator for market tours or one-on-one nutritional consultations. 

 
WHEN: Monday, October 24, 11am to 3pm  
WHERE: (Federal Triangle on the Blue Line, Metro Center on the Red Line)
Woodrow Wilson Outdoor Plaza; 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
 
 COST: FREE! But you must register for exhibitor space or to be a nutrition educator.

  

 Ongoing ADA Professional Development

Click here for The American Dietetic Association’s listing of conferences, meetings, workshops and lectures

Commission on Dietetic Registration

Review the MyPyramid Food Guidance System Educational F ramework (1 CPE) and PowerPoint Presentation, MyPyramid: USDA’s New Food Guidance System (2 CPEs). To see the page, click the link http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/CPEcredits.htm

International Food Information Council

IFIC Foundation has developed an American Dietetic Association Commission on Dietetic Registration-approved CPE online programs for RDs and DTRs. These self-study CPE programs provides information on a subject that is of interest to many. Go to www.foodinsight.org to learn more.

To learn more about these and other CPE programs, go to http:
http://www.foodinsight.org/food-research.aspx or contact Cheryl Toner at toner@ific.org