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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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Academy Associate

Annual Dues: $232
Processing Fee: $25

Practitioners in a wide variety of fields related to healthcare, sports and fitness, and food, culinary and school nutrition may now join the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as an Academy Associate. Associates have access to extensive benefits, including the Academy's Evidence Analysis Library, professional publications, networking opportunities and preferred pricing on resources and conferences.

Privileges of an Associate

Academy Associates whose fees are not in arrears shall have access to applicable Academy benefits, products and services and be eligible to hold appointed positions at the national, affiliate (state), and dietetic practice and member interest group (DPG and MIG) levels, with the exception of those listed below.

Academy Associates shall not have the right to:

Hold elected positions on the national, affiliate (state) and DPG and MIG levels
Vote in national, affiliate (state) and DPG and MIG elections
Be listed in Find a Registered Dietitian
Post to member blogs
Take the Commission on Dietetic Registration's (CDR) Certificate courses
Participate in the Academy's professional liability insurance program

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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.