Snowman


Save the date for the Annual Spring Meeting!
April 27, 2012 – Full Day Annual Spring Meeting – Aqua Turf Club/Plantsville

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics elections are starting!
Voting begins February 1 and runs through March 3, 2012.

ElectionThe Academy is sponsoring Project Vote for the 2012 election, and the affiliate with the highest percentage of voters in their state's category will receive a voucher for a free Academy membership for 2012-2013!

Our current CDA Delegate, Paula Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE, CD-N, is on the national ballot for CDR. Please show Paula your support when you go to vote!

READY! SET! Go to http://www.eatright.org/elections starting Feb. 1.

 

Call for CDA Award Nominations!
Don't delay! Nominate a fellow Registered Dietitian or Dietetic Technician for a 2012 CDA Award for their outstanding accomplishments. Nomination/Awards Packets must be postmarked no later than March 12, 2012. Awards will be given out at the upcoming CDA Annual Spring Meeting on Friday, April 27, 2012.

To obtain a 2012 Student Awards Packet, contact Georgia Chavent, Dietetic Educators Committee Chair, at CDA_DieteticEducators@eatrightct.org

Back by popular demand! A special evening Licensure 101 meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Stamford Hospital (Conference Rm A) in Stamford, CT. A similar meeting was held in the fall in North Haven and we received several requests to offer the program in the southern part of the state. We heard and we listened! Join us for an informational meeting on this important topic. Click here to view the meeting agenda.

Register online by credit card or by check. Click here to register. If paying by check, print out your online confirmation form and send a copy with your check, payable to CDA, to CDA Executive Office, 68 Chase Hollow Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033

 

Licensure – What Every RD Needs to Know

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Policy Initiatives and Advocacy team is working to improve understanding of the value of dietetics licensure and the value of the RD for target audiences. Licensing of dietitians and nutritionists protects the public health by establishing minimum educational and experience criteria for those individuals who claim to be experts in food and nutrition. The state has an obligation to protect the health and safety of the public, and the licensing of dietitians and nutritionists is consistent with this obligation. Learn more...

 

Take the Jimmy Dean No Kid Hungry RD Pledge!

Show your support to end childhood hunger by signing up for the No Kid Hungry RD Challenge. For each pledge  received from RDs through February 2012, Jimmy Dean will make a donation to No Kid Hungry, helping Share Our Strength connect one child in need with up to 10 meals. But that’s not all! CDA has a chance to be awarded a $5,000 grant if we get the highest percentage of RD pledges.
Click here to learn more and take the pledge...
Connecticut Dietetic Association

New Name for ADA

E-mail Print

As of January 1, 2012, the American Dietetic Association's new name will be the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. ADA hopes its new name will help consumers better understand the role of the RD as the nutrition authority. For at least the first year, use of the abbreviation A.N.D. will be avoided and the acronym pronounced "and" will not be used. The www.eatright.org website and "eatright" portion of the logo will remain the same.

Read more...
 

CDA News Room

E-mail Print
Latest Articles:
 

CDA Nutrition Education Resources/Tools

E-mail Print

MyPlateHeader_iconCheck out CDA's new MyPlate-MyMarket program!

Your CDA has partnered with the CT Department of Agriculture to demonstrate the USDA's new MyPlate dietary guidelines at local farmers markets around the state. MyPlate-MyMarket helps consumers better understand how important healthy choices like fruits and veggies are to a healthy diet. Learn more and see when we'll be coming to a market near you!

Eat Right Connecticut Kit!

CDA has produced an informational "Eat Right Connecticut" kit to help all our fellow CT residents improve their health through better nutrition. Click HERE for the many pieces of the kit...a simple, easy-to-use translation of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, a healthy menu with recipes, and our Top Ten Grocery Shopping Tips.

 

Post A Job

E-mail Print

dietitianDo you have a position available for a CDA member? Would you like to promote it directly to CDA members?

Click here to
POST A JOB


 

Have you checked out MyPlate resources yet?

E-mail Print

choosemyplate

MyPlate is based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It replaces MyPyramid and is intended to be much simpler and easier to understand by consumers. To learn more about MyPlate, how to download or order MyPlate resources and to obtain guidelines for using MyPlate graphics, go to www.choosemyplate.gov

 

Not a member of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or CDA?

E-mail Print

strawberry



To be a member of the Connecticut Dietetic Association (CDA), you must first be a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly ADA). As a member of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, you are automatically a member of CDA if your state mailing address is CT or if you choose CT as your affiliate. For more information, visit the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website at www.eatright.org/joinada/