RI Dietetic Association

ADA’s Strategic Plan

  • ADA’s 2004-2008 Strategic Plan was implemented as of June 1, 2003, which states a new mission statement “Leading the future of dietetics” (17).
  • One of the Strategic Goals states “Proactively focus on emerging areas of food and nutrition.” The Emerging Areas of the Strategic Plan are:

    ‚ Obesity/Overweight (Prevention and intervention to attain and maintain healthy weights, with a focus on children)
    ‚ Aging (Impact of nutritional changes with aging, impact of aging population on healthcare system and food and nutrition services)
    ‚ Complementary Care and Dietary Supplements (Herbals, botanicals, supplements and alternative medicine)
    ‚ Food Supply (Safe, sustainable, and nutritious food supply, bio-terrorism, biotechnology of foods, food production processing and preparation, functional foods)
    ‚ Human Genome and Genetics (Implications of new knowledge for nutrition and dietetics practice) (17).

  • ADA’s Strategic Plan (17) also identifies lifelong learning as one of the values on which the future of dietetics will be built. The ADA Center for Professional Development assists members in achieving their lifelong learning goals. The ADA Center for Professional Development:

    ‚ Identifies and communicates professional development learning opportunities for the members.
    ‚ Promotes partnerships with other professional organizations to develop and deliver multi-disciplinary learning opportunities.
    ‚ Identifies and promotes delivery of professional development through appropriate technology.
    ‚ Commits to continuously improve the quality of professional development programming.
    ‚ Promotes learning opportunities to develop and/or enhance specific knowledge and skills.
    ‚ Works to identify content for professional development programming in coordination with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.

Rhode Island Dietetic Association
PO Box 6892, Providence, RI 02940-6892