Expert Panel: Nutrition Implications of Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

This product is free for those who attended FNCE^® 2018.

The effects of Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017 left much of Puerto Rico without power, clean water, and nutrition. In this panel session, you will hear from experts in the fields of clinical nutrition, public health, foodservice, and agriculture on how these natural disasters have affected the populations' overall nutrition. The nutrition implications of the continued efforts in Puerto Rico on food safety and access, farming, eating behaviors, and more will be discussed.

CPEU: 1.5
CPE Level: 2
Learning Codes: 4080, 4120, 7120

Learning Objectives

• Describe how eating behaviors change during a natural disaster and the role of the registered dietitian in addressing nutrition concerns.
• Identify the attainment of delivery of nutrition and food supplies during disaster relief efforts.
• Summarize how agriculture has impacted food and nutrition assistance programs in Puerto Rico before, during, and after disaster relief efforts.

Planned with the Committee for Lifelong Learning