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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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Details and Resources - Healthier Generation Benefit

The Academy is one of several medical groups, health insurance organizations and employers participating in the Healther Generation Benefit program that offers health benefits to prevent, assess and treat childhood obesity. The Benefit provides children and their families with visits to registered dietitians as part of their health insurance.

Resources for Health Professionals

EAL Pediatric Weight Management Nutrition Practice Guideline for RDs

Obesity and Overweight References

Obesity-Related Products

Academy Positions Regarding Obesity

Disease/Special Conditions

MNT/Health Care

Integration of Medical Nutrition Therapy and Pharmacotherapy

Weight Management

Pediatric Weight Management Care Coordination
Sample Contract and Business Considerations
- Sample RD/MD Business Agreement
- Items to Consider when Establishing an RD/MD Partnership
State Resources

About the Healthier Generation Benefit

A Program of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Press Releases

May 2013

Insurance Redesign Beneficial in Ensuring That Children Receive Obesity Services

Article: Designing Insurance to Promote Use of Childhood Obesity Prevention Services. Journal of Obesity, March 21, 2013

February 23, 2010
One Year Update — Humana and Accenture Join Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthcare Initiative...

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February 19, 2009
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Expands Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity with Launch of Landmark Healthcare Initiative…

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Quarterly Campaigns

April 2011: Start the Conversation: Top Ten Tips for Talking Health with Your Kids
June 2011: Back-to-School Physicals: Get the Facts on BMI

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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.

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