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Dear MTAND members, It is that time of year again to discuss open board positions and award nominations. Now is an exciting time to get involved with Montana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics! We are looking for motivated RD’s in all work settings to join our board of directors. A full list of open positions […]

The Spring 2021 Food for Thought Newsletter is Here! Click on link below to view Food for Thought newsletter spring 21

Hello MTAND Members! Please view this link for an important alert from the Montana Food Bank Network on how to support Double SNAP Dollars (DSD) in Montana before Wednesday, February 3rd. As one of MFBN’s partner organizations, MTAND strongly supports House Bill 325 which would expand access to Montana’s Double SNAP Dollar Program over two years, and urges our members to […]

Dear MTAND members, Please join us for our third webinar as part of the 2020-21 MTAND Webinar Series. We are delighted to have Lily Nichols present on Nutrition guidelines for pregnancy: what does the science tell us? Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her […]

See the link below to view the Fall 2020 Food for Thought Newsletter Food for Thought newsletter fall 20

Montana AND Members, I had the honor of “attending” the (virtual) AND Fall 2020 House of Delegates Meeting October 14th thru 16th, which focused on “A Systems Approach to Accelerating Nutrition and Health Equity”. I respect everyone’s busy schedules, but wanted to share the resources in the attachment, as they are incredibly valuable. In a time […]

See links below for the Community Nutrition webinar presented by Katie Shepherd, RD on 11/10/2020 Webinar Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sWXtUycVzB9fHeWF9u7ujFHwAUwwlwUZ/view?usp=sharing Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17pnP9bdjK5fqXzh2Pycl_a55MU0oOxll/view?usp=sharing

The Incident Reporting Tool (IRT) is an online method for anyone to report incidents of harm inflicted during nutrition counseling or treatment or to share stories of success, which articulate the value of professional nutrition and dietetics practices by registered dietitians (RD/RDNs).  This information will be collected nationally with the primary goal of ensuring the health […]

The 23rd Annual Montana Diabetes Program (DPHHS) Professional Conference is going virtual on October 23, 2020.  This conference will provide state of the art training for healthcare professionals in diabetes prevention, education and clinical care, including: Assessment & Recommendations for Management of Pediatric Obesity, Prediabetes, and Diabetes Motivation, Medicine & Mark Twain Promoting Health and […]