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Perspectives on Dietetics: Past, Present and Future

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Perspectives on Dietetics: Past, Present and Future

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Join us for a conversation with a dynamic panel of dietitians, the discussion will explore perspectives on what led them to dietetics. How did their cultural experiences, ethnic and racial identity intersect with their journey pursuing a career in dietetics. Exploration into what the future of dietetics will hold through a diverse lens.

This session will also include a Native American Elder blessing as an opening to the panel discussion.

Product Publish Details

Release Date: January 19, 2022

SKU: WEBPHCNPODPPAF0122

CPE Level: 2

CPEU: 1.00

Learning Objectives

  1. Define suggestions for change to increase diversity in dietetics.
  2. Identify action oriented goal to increase diversity in dietetics.
  3. Define diversity opportunities in public health and community nutrition.

Performance Indicators

  • 1.1.4 Continuously develops and enhances expertise by seeking feedback and self-assessing competence.
  • 3.1.1 Identifies strengths and opportunities for improvement in self and in others.
  • 8.3.7 Demonstrates an understanding of the ways in which progressive exercise training influences nutrition needs to support positive metabolic, structural, and immunological adaptations.

Yen Ang, DrPH, MSc, MPH, RD, FAND

Yen Ang, DrPH, MSc, MPH, RD

Panelist

Yen Ang directs SNAP-Ed, the largest federal nutrition education program at a local health department. Her work focuses on coalition building to drive high- impact collective solutions for collective problems. She founded the award-winning Food Rescue Anti-Hunger Coalition. Despite all the pandemic-imposed restrictions, she grew the network from 30 to 500 participants that present more than 250 organizations. Her relentless effort to end hunger earned her the Woman of the Year award in 2021 by the California State Assembly majority leader Eloise Reyes.

Yen's ability to work across agencies, sectors and even political ideologies speaks volumes of her commitment to diversity. She believes her multicultural background coupled with strong nutrition science give her the winning edge in leading innovative solutions for the pains and health inequities faced by the communities of colors.

When she is not busy fighting to end hunger and inequity, Yen enjoys quiet time with her 2 dogs, teenage daughter and husband at home.

Zariel Grullón, RDN, CDN

Zariel Grullón, RDN, CDN

Panelist

Zariel Grullón is an outpatient dietitian at Bronx Health Collective. In this position she helps patients reach their goals using a non diet approach and co-facilitates a patient support group that uses the Health at Every Size framework. She has an extensive background in community nutrition from the farm to the classroom. Prior to her work at BHC, she helped in the nonprofit sector for organizations such as City Green Inc, where she co-developed farm-to-table programs for seniors in Paterson, while assisting residents to gain access to fresh foods by managing the farmstand. At her time in Harlem Children's Zone, she taught weekly hands-on nutrition classes and helped develop the nutrition curriculum for the afterschool students. In her free time, she works to empower folks to ditch the diet through her social media platform - Love your Chichos. Zariel holds a BS in Biology from Ramapo College of New Jersey and a BS in Nutrition from Montclair State University and completed her dietetic internship at CUNY School of Public Health.

Maya P. Feller, MS, RD, CDN

Maya P. Feller, MS, RD, CDN

Moderator

Maya Feller of Brooklyn-based Maya Feller Nutrition is a registered dietitian nutritionist who is a nationally recognized nutrition expert. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy nutrition coaching for the management of and risk reduction of non-communicable diseases. They work from a lens of cultural humility and are dedicated to collaborative patient care. Maya received her Masters of Science in clinical nutrition at New York University, where she is adjunct faculty. Whether addressing the nation or working one on one and with groups, Maya believes in providing nutrition education from an antibias patient-centered, culturally sensitive approach. Maya is dedicated to promoting nutrition education that helps the public to make informed food choices that support health and longevity. Maya shares her approachable, real food based solutions to millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing in local and national publications, via her social media account on Instagram and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, GMA3: What You Need to Know and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and has a book coming out in Fall 2022 with goop Press.

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