4/29 Class

Today we discussed our handouts. The actual handouts were very eye-catching and interesting to look at. I'm not exactly sure what else to discuss about class... Our group talked today about our plans for our project. Since it is going to be really hard to get a meeting together with both Dr. Holben and Ashley Z., we decided that for Thursday's mini presentation we would discuss our outline with the class, then work on developing our needs assessment. Just because we aren't able to develop our handout yet doesn;t mean the needs assessment can't be completed.

On another note- in an attempt to get a few points back from last week's speaker blogs, here are the required notes:
Tuesday
Kay Mavko
Ohio Board of Dietetics
Executive director
Funding source: state government
Mission Statement:
"The mission of the Ohio Board of Dietetics is to effectively protect the public by regulating the practice of dietetics through licensure, and by fairly and consistently enforcing the laws and rules governing nutritional practices."
Accomplish these goals by:
Establishing standards of professional responsibility and practice for Ohio dietitians, issuing licenses and permits, investigating complaints, CEUs, and administering a licensure exam, in addition to other duties.
Agency Type: State (Govt) Agency
Planning/ Monitoring/ Conducting: 5 board members (3 dietitians, PhD educator, 1 public member) meet to discuss complaints, policies, etc. Board renews on semiannual basis to ensure changes
Role of the Nutrition Professional: in Ohio, an RD must also be licensed to practice. If the RD steps outside his.her boundaries,the Board will review the case and determine the best course of action.

Thursday
Name: Jody Shriver, Director Athens/Perry Co. WIC
Agency: Women Infants and Children Special Supplemental Food Program
Type of Program: nutrition education program that provides nutritious foods to promote good health for pregnant women, breastfeeding, and moms/ infants/ kids up to age 5
Funding: USDA; entirely through grants (since early 1970's)
Purpose and Mission: to provide nutrition education, breastfeeding ed and support, health care screenings and referrals, immunization screenings, and supplemental foods such as milk-cereal-eggs-pb-tuna/carrots-formula-beans, as well as provide coupons to purchase healthy foods at local grocery stores.
Planning/ Monitoring/ Conducting: Legislation is found in the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Evaluated by the USDA. May offer few internships; as grant-operated, dont have a lot of money for employees
Role of Nutrition Professional: a non-RD with complete education can work for the program. They offer nutrition advice, referrals, etc. so a nutrition background is very favorable. Many programs do not have an RD on staff due to lack on interest, but will hire one if available.