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Public Policy Priority Areas

American Dietetic Association Legislative and Public Policy Committee Priority Areas 2007—2008

ADA will work strategically and proactively, with emphasis on the following areas^[1] with greatest potential for the profession:

• Aging
  Objective: Successfully implement Older Americans Act to maximize the impact of nutrition care and services. Seek adequate funding for nutrition studies, programs and services for older adults, and place ADA members appropriately in decision-making positions and others where there are opportunities for advancement.
  
  
• Child Nutrition
  Objective: Improve nutritional offerings to children. Maintain local school wellness policies. Raise visibility of ADA members’ knowledge, skills and talents in their communities.
  
  
• Food and Food Safety
  Objective: Increase knowledge and encourage actions that overcome threats to the safety of the food supply. increase opportunities for RDs and DTRs in food safety and management. Improve consumer protections in and information about food, food ingredients and dietary supplements.
  
  
• Health Literacy and Nutrition Advancement
  Objective: Improve the nutritional status of Americans and make this a higher national priority. Increase access to and awareness of safe and healthful foods in food assistance initiatives. increase nutrition education for all. Support continuous efforts to make the Dietary Guidelines for Americans more central to our national understanding of food, nutrition and health and the chosen guide for Americans in making dietary and physical activity choices.
  
  
• Medical Nutrition Therapy and Medicare/Medicaid
  Objective: Cover hypertension, dyslipidemia and other diseases and disorders in Medicare — as well as conditions such as pre-diabetes. Successfully implement Ryan White HIV/AIDS care programs to maximize the impact of nutrition care and services. Increase payment rates for MNT services. Seek MNT expansion in more public and private programs.
  
  
• Nutrition Monitoring and Research
  Objective: Improve and expand nutrition research and related activities. Fund NHANES. Protect the program of work of the ARS and its Human Nutrition Research Centers, and increase federal investment in food, nutrition and health research.
  
  
• Obesity/Overweight/Healthy Weight Management
  Objective: Put dietetic professionals on the front lines in addressing overweight and obesity in all populations. Gain coverage for MNT.
  

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