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Nutrition and Public Health: Preparing Registered Dietitian Nutritionists for Marketplace Demands

Published:March 15, 2014DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2014.01.010
Nutrition and Public Health: Preparing Registered Dietitian Nutritionists for Marketplace Demands
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      Since its founding in 1917, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy), formerly known as the American Dietetic Association, has been committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession through education, research, and advocacy.
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      With an appreciation of the developments in science and technology and the recent transformation of the complex health care environment,
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      the Academy recognizes the need for the profession to prepare the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) for these new public health priorities.
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      Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). ASPH Policy Brief. Confronting the Public Health Workforce Crisis. Executive Summary. December 2008.

      This commentary reflects on the expanding role and credentials of the RDN in the field of public health and anticipates potential opportunities for additional research on best instructional practices to prepare the RDN for emerging marketplace demands.

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      Biography

      A. M. Davis is an assistant professor of nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT.

      Biography

      S. G. Affenito is dean and professor of nutrition, School of Health and Natural Sciences, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT.

      Article info

      Publication history

      Published online: March 15, 2014
      Accepted: January 16, 2014

      Footnotes

      STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

      FUNDING/SUPPORT There is no funding to disclose.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2014.01.010

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