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Dietitian Volunteers Needed!
The Rhode Island Free Clinic is located on Broad Street in Providence and provides free health care to the uninsured clients in the Providence area. The Rhode Island Free Clinic provided more than 6000 visits in 2010. Volunteers include physicians, pharmacists, nurses, Diabetes Educators, and Dietitians. There are currently 4 Dietitians who have volunteered over the past few years, but more volunteers are needed. The commitment is 2-3 hours per month or whatever you can provide. For more information, go to the web site.
ADA Comments on CMS's Final Decision on Intensive Behavioral Counseling for Obesity
December 1, 2011 Statement (click here)
December 8, 2011 Letter to ADA members from Sylvia Escott-Stump, ADA President (click here)
Please consider signing ADA's petition to President Obama to urge CMS to include RDs in obesity treatment. We need 25,000 signatures for the White House to review:http://wh.gov/DWX. (Click on "open petitions"; Click on CMS petition; Log in or create account; Sign petition)
We encourage you to post it to your Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as, sharing with clients and colleagues. With everyone's help, we're confident we can easily surpass the minimum goal to address this issue.
A special thank you to all RIDA members who signed the petition! Great Work!
See the follow up message here
Welcome from the President
Jane Q. Vergnani, RD, LDN
Welcome to the Rhode Island Dietetic Association! I am looking forward to an exciting year with the association. This will be my 5th year of serving on the RIDA board of directors and it is sure to be a good one! I would first like to thank Tanya Arruda, our past President for all of her tireless work and commitment to RIDA. Thanks to Tanya, we now have the RIDA Education Stipend to provide small honorariums to RDs who provide volunteer nutrition education in the state of Rhode Island. To find out more about this wonderful opportunity to support and provide nutrition education community check out the member section of our website. Tanya did an outstanding job serving the RIDA membership as President and it is an honor to follow in her footsteps. - more - |
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SAVE THE DATE
See Events page for more information
Tues, Feb 14, 2012 - Board Meeting at Kent Hospital, Warwick, RI
Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 9th Annual Nutrition Fuels Fitness 5K! at Goddard Park in Warwick, Warwick, RI
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 -- The 2012 Rhode Island Obesity Symposium from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - "The Disease of Obesity: Prevention, Treatment and Challenges"
Meeting Minutes from the latest Board Meetings can be found in the For Members Only area in archived articles or special announcments |
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