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New HEN candidates for the 2016-2017 year
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HEN is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2016-2017 year:
Chair-elect
(1 position): Amanda S. Hege, RD/LD; Rebecca Liebes, PhD, RDN
Treasurer
(1 position): Caroline Glagola Dunn, MS, RDN/LD; Melissa Lang Halstead, RD/LD
HOD Delegate
(1 position): Amanda Gallaher, MPH, RD; Laura Hopkins, MSPH, RD/LD
Nominating/Awards Committee
(2 positions): Sarah Ahmadvan, MBA, RD; Fallon Bader, RD; Jessica Gutgsell, RDN/LD; Lauren Swonke, RDN/LD
According to Academy policy, a slate of candidates must be presented to HEN membership 30 days prior to the
start of voting. Should you wish to petition that additional candidates be included on the slate, you must submit petition to the DPG Nominating Committee by contacting Ashley Brice at
[log in to unmask]
within the next 30 days by
January 29th, 2016. Petitions must include biographical information on the candidate and qualification for the DPG/MIG leadership position. If deemed eligible for the
DPG/MIG position by the Academy DPG/MIG Relations Team, the additional candidates will be added to a contested ballot prior to the start of online voting, beginning February 1, 2016.
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Feeding America has been working with Cornell University on evidence-based nutrition education strategies to
help increase the consumption of healthy foods by those served by food banks. Small environmental cues or changes in one's environment, known as "Nudges", can make an impact on food choices and ultimately health. This free online
toolkit provides ways to create a strategy that fits a food bank or pantry's needs to help make the healthy choice the easy choice. Learn more on the Feeding
America web site.
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Academy DPG Experts Needed
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The Academy is considering commenting on a number of proposed regulations, regulatory guidance and information/data
collections in the next two months. If you are interested in contributing to the Academy's responses to these regulatory initiatives, please email Courtney Puidk ([log in to unmask]) or Paula Martin ([log in to unmask]) to
submit your feedback, which will be edited into input from HEN as DPG. Many of these information collections are seeking strategies for improving research and program structure on the listed topics.
To read more about the proposed rules, click on the links below. The dates noted are the deadline for DPGs to submit input to the Academy's Regulatory Affairs department:
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Action Alert - Support Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act
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The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act will be addressed for mark-up in early January. This Act authorizes all of the
federal child nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast, National School Lunch, Child and Adult Care Food, Summer Food Service, and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs and WIC. These programs are critical to the healthy growth and development in
the early years that impact a lifetime of health and abilities for a person. As Congress is home for the holidays, please reach out to your Senators and Representatives to remind them of the impact of these programs and their support to keep these well-funded
It is urgent that your members of Congress hear from you! Please go the ?? to support our profession.
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HEN Public Policy Expertise Form
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This form is meant for the ongoing collection of information about the expertise of our members. If you have work,
research, volunteer, or other life experience within a HEN topic of interest, please consider filling out this
form so that we may more easily gather comments and insights from our members. The information will be used to further advocacy efforts in areas important to our membership. It will also be used to identify opportunities and areas to offer members education
and mentorship. The form will take two minutes to complete.
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Wholesome Wave
Transforming Food Access Summit
 State
College, PA
 TOFGA
Annual Organic Conference
13th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
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