Association Positions Committee (APC)

Association Positions Committee

The Association Positions Committee consists of no more than seven members of the Association. The committee oversees the development process for new positions and regularly reviews and updates existing ADA positions.

ADA defines a position as "a statement of the Association's stance on an issue which impacts the nutritional status of the public, is derived from pertinent facts and data, and is germane to the mission, vision, philosophy, and values of the Association."

The committee also oversees the development of practice papers. Practice papers are evaluative summaries of scientific and/or evidence-based information that address member-identified practice topics. They are meant to provide key opportunities for critical reasoning and quality improvement in dietetics practice and to include peer-reviewed perspectives from content experts, employers, and alliance groups of the American Dietetic Association.

ASSOCIATION POSITIONS COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Encourage members and ADA organizational units to recommend proposed position concepts for position development.
  2. Review proposed position concepts, based on definition and criteria for positions.
  3. Recommend position initiatives to the HOD.
  4. Prepare proposed position concepts for presentation to the HOD for discussion and debate prior to approval of the concept for position development. HOD receives the concept and a Response to Proposed Position Concept form:
    • Delegates solicit member input on the Objectives, Key Points and Target Audiences through the Response to Proposed Position Concept form. Scientific justification for changes in the Objectives and Key Points are submitted by members.
    • APC integrates member input into revising the Position Concept for consideration by HOD.
    • HOD discusses and debates the Position Concept.
    • Based on HOD input, APC revises the Concept for formal action during the HOD Meeting (Spring or Fall) or via the HOD EML.
    • HOD action item - HOD votes to accept or reject the Concept for development into a position by APC.
  5. Identify position authors and reviewers, in cooperation with other ADA organization units.
  6. Monitors progress of the development of positions.
  7. Consider positions published by other organizations/agencies for possible adoption.
  8. Review expiring positions. Make recommendations to the HOD Leadership Team regarding their status.
  9. Manage the process of updating expiring positions.
  10. Plan and promote the appropriate dissemination of positions to prioritized target audiences.
  11. Report annually (February Journal of the American Dietetic Association) to the membership on positions that are new and reaffirmed.
  12. Monitor positions taken by affiliates to ensure that they are in accord with ADA positions and consistent with Association Bylaws, mission, vision, philosophy, values, and strategic initiatives.
  13. Collaborate with other food, nutrition and health organizations to develop and disseminate positions.

Chair: Helen Lane helen.w.lane@nasa.gov   
Member: Lorraine Lewis lclewis@viterbo.edu
Member: Katrina Holt kholt@georgetown.edu
Member: Moya Peters mpeters@bchhc.org
Member: Alana Cline alana.cline@unco.edu
Member: Andrea Hutchins ahutchin@uccs.edu
Member: Carol Sloan cbergsloan@ix.netcom.com
Staff: Donna L. Wickstrom dwickstrom@eatright.org, ext. 4835
Staff: Nina Landrum nlandrum@eatright.org, ext. 4892

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