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Nutrition Care Manual

The Academy's Nutrition Care Manual is a comprehensive online resource that covers all aspects of nutrition management. NCM’s user-friendly resources include:

Disease-specific nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation recommendations.
Printable client handouts in English and Spanish.
Formulary database.

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Evidence Analysis Library: What you will find inside the Academy's Evidence Analysis Library:

Use Academy Evidence-Based Guidelines to apply cutting-edge, synthesized research to practice!

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Resources for Employers

Work Settings and Areas of Expertise for RDs

Registered Dietitians provide services to a variety of work environments and can hold specialty credentials in select areas of expertise.

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Why Should I Hire an RD?

Registered Dietitians have met academic and professional requirements that allow them to translate the science of food nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living.

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Where Can I Find an RD?

Locate food and nutrition experts with the expertise for your project.

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Where Can I Post a Job Opening for a Food and Nutrition Practitioner?

Post your organization's open job listings on Eat Right Careers.

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Why Should RDs and DTRs Be Academy Members?

Academy Members are leaders in the field of dietetics and have access to a wide array of resources designed to advance their careers and enhance their networking opportunities.

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Why Should I Send My Staff RDs and DTRs to the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo?

The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo is the largest meeting of food and nutrition experts — more than 10,000 registered dietitians, nutrition science researchers, policy makers, health-care providers and industry leaders gather to address key issues affecting the health of all Americans.

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is the world's largest charitable organization (501c3) focused on food, nutrition and dietetics. Academy Foundation is dedicated to working with the Registered Dietitian to help kids and their families eat right.
Participate in the only political action committee broadly focused on food, nutrition and health. If dietetics is your profession, politics is your business!
Through accreditation of more than 600 undergraduate and graduate didactic, dietetic technician and supervised practice programs, the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics ensures entry-level education meets quality standards.
The Commission on Dietetic Registration awards credentials to individuals at entry and specialty levels who have met CDR's standards for competency to practice in the dietetics profession.