5/4/07SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS TASK FORCE
This Task Force was appointed as a result of a HOD motion in November 2005. Since that time, the Task Force worked on identifying the role of ADA members in supporting a sustainable food supply that is healthful and safe. They developed a primer on Sustainability titled "Healthy Land, Healthy People: Building a Better Understanding of Sustainable Food Systems for Food and Nutrition Professionals" and presented a training session on this to the HOD at their Spring 2007 Meeting. The objective of the primer is to provide ADA members with information regarding sustainable food systems and encourage members to assume leadership roles in the many areas of sustainable food systems.

This primer is available to ADA members at http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/governance_11647_ENU_HTML.htm or by clicking on the Governance Tab and going to the HOD home page and clicking on Sustainable Food Systems Task Force under Resources. Also a related DVD is available for loan.
Please direct any questions to HOD@eatright.org

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Ethics Expertise Wanted…

Do you have experience serving on an ethics committee in your professional role, participating in ethical decision-making or policy development in your institution, serving on an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or participating on a quality management or HIPPA compliance committee?

If so, ADA would like to hear from YOU! The ADA Ethics Committee wants to create a data base of members with expertise in these areas. Please submit your contact information to the Ethics Committee mailbox at Ethics@eatright.org . By doing so, you may be contacted for more information describing your role in these important activities. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Compensation and Benefits Survey of Dietetics Professionals 1

Compensation and Benefits Survey of Dietetics Professionals 2

Obesity Management

Your ADA membership now entitles you to a deeply discounted subscription to the acclaimed journal Obesity Management. ADA is collaborating with the publisher, Mary Ann Liebert Inc., on this quarterly practice journal which provides dietetics professionals, physicians and other health-care personnel with effective management options, medical advances and preventive strategies.

Each issue of Obesity Management delivers practical, action-oriented information and tools for practitioners working with overweight and obese patients. The editor-in-chief is James O. Hill, PhD, and two ADA members sit on the editorial advisory board: Gail Frank, DrPH, RD, and Cindy Moore, MS, RD.

As a collaborating organization, ADA is able to offer our members a subscription price of $65 (regular $94) for the print and online versions and $55 (regular $79) for the print version alone.

To subscribe to Obesity Management or to view a sample issue, visit http://www.liebertpub.com/obe or call 914/834-3100. Be sure to indicate you are an ADA member to receive your discounted subscription.