The Hunger and Environmental Nutrition DPG of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is proud to bring you this 3-part webinar series of cutting edge programming for health professionals on critical
topics related to sustainable, accessible food and water systems .This webinar series is brought to you with to support from our sponsor Stonyfield Inc. Visit
www.hendpg.org for
detailed information on each session.
Healthy Institutions: Strategies for Farm to Tray
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
3:00 -4:00 pm EST
1 CPE Credit Available
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/169145222
Hospitals, schools, universities and other institutions have tremendous capacity to influence the food marketplace with their purchasing dollars. Learn from these experts' strategies for integrating
local, sustainable foods into institutions. Speakers will discuss success and challenges in working in their respective settings and how RDs a shift in culture to support a regional purchasing model.
Moderator:Stacia Clinton RD LDN
Healthy Food Program Coordinator, Global non-profit Health Care Without Harm,
HEN Chair
Speaker: Diane Imrie, MBA. RD. Director
of Nutrition Services at nationally recognized Fletcher Allen Health Care. HEN Member
Speaker Deborah Kane, MS National
Director Farm to School Program Department of Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Services
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO): From Science Policy
Monday, October 29, 2012
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
CPE Credits Pending, Learning Codes:
2040, 8018 and 4000. Level 1
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/197029966
GMOs have emerged as a common conventional agricultural practice globally for an increasingly challenging agricultural environment. Agricultural science experts will review the current GMO technology
as it relates to the sustainability of our food and water systems. Speakers will discuss the research surrounding the safety of GMOs for human and environmental health. Pertinent and pending policy surrounding the use and labeling of GMOs will be reviewed
and open for discussion by attendees.
Moderator:Melinda Hemmelgarn, MS, RD.
Award-winning journalist and founder Food Sleuth®, LLC
Speaker: Chuck Benbrook, MA, PhD.
Professor Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Scientist, The Organic Center
Speaker : Michael Hansen, Ph.D.
Senior Staff Scientist with Consumers Union
Speaker : Jill Krueger, JD.
Senior Attorney, The Network for Public Health Law
Nourishing a Hungry Nation on a Budget
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/988237566
Within the US, is it really more expensive to eat well? As RDs, what is needed to support increasing access to healthy food for our nations' food insecure? Speakers will discuss the tension that
exists between obtaining sufficient calories for basic nutrition verses providing healthy sources of nutritious foods. Experts in research and on the grounds will discuss the trend in current consumption patterns and the plausibility for success of new resources
available to the nation's food insecure.
Moderator:Hannah Miller RD.
Speaker: Dawn Undurrga, MS, RD,
Environmental Working Group
Speaker : Feeding America
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees - Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Mac®-based attendees - Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees - Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet
Visit
www.hendpg.org for
detailed information on each session.
