Nutrition Education for the Public (NEP) DPG

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Practitioners involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of nutrition education programs for target populations.

Dietetic Practice Group #52
Visit NEP's Web Site at www.dietetics.com/nepdpg/

Members of the Nutrition Education for the Public (NEP) include dietitians and dietetic technicians who work in a variety of areas — everything from cooperative extension and public health to clinical dietetics, communications and private practice.

Member Benefits

NEP's most popular benefit is its quarterly newsletter. Each issue offers a comprehensive look at some aspect of nutrition education and a learning tool that can enhance nutrition education skills whether members are clinical dietitians, public health nutritionists or public relations consultants. "Our members have diverse interests, so we developed a newsletter that really serves our audience," says former Chair Karen Bakies, RD, LD. Upcoming features include Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines. The newsletter also keeps members up to date on the latest in educational resources, meeting announcements and new book reviews.

Other member benefits include:

Reproducible nutrition education inserts in the newsletter

NEP Officers

Chair: Katryn Soltanmorad, RD - ksmorad@gmail.com
Chair-Elect: Laverne Montgomery, RD - lsmsoside@aol.com
Immediate Past Chair: Sharon McDonald, MEd, RD, LDN - slm25@psu.edu
Secretary: Mary Anne Burkman, MPH, RD - mburkman@dairycouncilofca.org
Treasurer: Rita Mitchell, RD - ramitc@ucdavis.edu
Nominating Committee Chair: KaKaren Ensle, EdD, RD - ensle@AESOP.Rutgers.edu
Nominating Committee Chair-Elect: Kajuandra Harris-Huntley - huntlka@auburn.edu
Nominating Committee Member: Alexandra Grenci, MS, RD - grenci@AESOP.Rutgers.edu
Newsletter Editors: Carol Berg Sloan, RD - cbergsloan@ix.netcom.com and Maureen Ternus, MS, RD - mternus@pacbell.net
External Funding Chair: Vivian Haley-Zitlin, PhD, RD - vivianh@clemson.edu
Legislative and Public Policy Chair: Janet Little, RD – jklrd@fast.net
Membership Committee Chair: Janet Little, RD - jklrd@fast.net
Communications Chair: Laura Chalela-Hoover, MPH, RD
Professional Education Chair: open
Awards Chair: Nancy Ferriello, MS, RD, CD-N - eatlight@optonlin.net
Web site Content Coordinator: Sharon Piano, MS, RD, LDN, CFCS - spiano@milk4u.org
NEP DPG/MIG Relations Manager: Anne Czeropski - aczeropski@eatright.org

Membership Total
1090

Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Stipends

NEP Award of Excellence (for NEP members only).
Contact: Nancy Ferriello, MS, RD, CD-N - eatlight@optonline.net
Outstanding NEP Member Award (for NEP members only).
Contact: Nancy Ferriello, MS, RD, CD-N - eatlight@optonline.net

Networking, Business Meetings, Continuing Professional Education Events, Receptions

FNCE 2009 NEP Member Breakfast
Hyatt Regency Denver
Monday, October 19, 2009
7:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m.

Go to www.dietetics.com/nepdpg/ for updated information.