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Training and Professional Development
Nutrition is an evolving science. Health professionals must constantly stay informed to ensure the latest science-supported information and strategies are used. CDC has compiled key professional documents, training opportunities, professional journal listings, and upcoming conferences to meet professional development needs.
- Professional Documents
- Training and Certification Opportunities
- Professional Publications
- Electronic Newsletters and Listservs
- Professional Conferences and Events
Professional Documents
Dietary Guidelines
for Americans 2005
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides science-based advice to
promote health and to reduce risk for major chronic diseases through diet
and physical activity. The recommendations can be used to develop
educational materials and aids policymakers in designing and implementing
nutrition-related programs.
Healthy People 2010
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
A statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most
significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to
reduce these threats. Key publications from this initiative are provided.
- The 18 Health Objectives of Healthy People 2010 involving Nutrition and Overweight
- Healthy People 2010 – Information
Access Project*
The purpose of this site is to make information and evidence-based strategies related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives easier to find.
The Surgeon
General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity,
2001
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight
and Obesity calls upon individuals, families, communities, schools,
worksites, organizations, government, and the media to work together to
build solutions to prevent and control overweight and obesity in the United
States.
Bone Health
and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2004
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Surgeon General's report is a call for Americans to take action to
improve and maintain healthy bones. Recommendations on what Americans can do
to decrease the likelihood of developing osteoporosis are provided. The
report also provides health care professionals with recommendations related
to identifying and evaluating osteoporosis risk factors among patients.
Training and Certification Opportunities
Training Opportunities
2000 CDC Growth Chart
Training Modules and Materials
You will find CDC Growth Chart Training Modules, CDC Growth Charts
2000 Slide Set and other resources for using the 2000 CDC Growth Charts.
Note: the Growth Chart Modules are available for CMEs for physicians and
nurses at WebMD's Medscape Web site through March 2006.
Nutrition and Public Health: A
Course for Community Practitioners*
This course assists health professionals in understanding how to plan and
develop nutrition interventions at the individual, organizational,
community, and policy levels.
Neonatal Nutrition Update Practicum*
As part of the Neonatal Nutrition Training Program at Baylor College of
Medicine, One-week Neonatal Nutrition Update Practicums are offered for
nutritionists who work with low birth weight and premature infants.
Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
The Pediatric (PedNSS) and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS)
Web-based training site provides online training modules and uses case
studies to show how to read a table, review data quality, interpret the
data, use the data for program evaluation, and disseminate the data in
reports and facts sheets.
Public Health
Training Network
CDC's distance learning system targeting public health professionals.
Social Marketing
for Nutrition and Physical Activity
This course provides training for
public health professionals about how to use social marketing to plan
nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention programs.
Certificate Training Programs
Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management*
A certification program available to American Dietetic Association members,
Registered Dietitians, and Dietetic Technicians, Registered.
Certificate of
Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management*
A certification program available to American Dietetic Association members,
Registered Dietitians, and Dietetic Technicians, Registered.
Certification Program Opportunities
National Commission for Health
Education Credentialing, Inc*
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES): A certification program
available to qualified health educators and professionals in health
education. See Web site for eligibility requirements and examination
information.
Nutrition Support
Certification*
Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian (CNSD): A certification program
available to dietitians, nurses, and physicians who deliver specialized
parenteral and enteral nutrition support regimens. See Web site for
eligibility requirements and examination information.
Board Certification in Renal Nutrition*
Board certification in renal nutrition is available to dietitians working
directly or indirectly in the specialty area of renal nutrition. See Web site
for eligibility requirements and examination information.
Board Certification in Pediatric Nutrition*
Board certification in pediatric nutrition is available to dietitians
working directly or indirectly in the specialty area of pediatric nutrition.
See Web site for eligibility requirements and examination information.
Fellow of the American Dietetic Association*
Fellow of the American Dietetic Association (FADA): Fellow certification (FADA)
offers experienced registered dietitians an opportunity for professional
recognition and advancement. See Web site for eligibility requirements and
portfolio submission information.
Professional Publications
Most of these journal Web sites contain search engines that allow the user to search for abstracts in previous issues. To access full-text journal articles, a subscription may be required.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition*
American Journal of Public Health*
Journal of the American Dietetic
Association*
Journal of Nutrition Education and
Behavior*
The Journal of Nutrition*
Electronic Newsletters and Listservs
Healthy People 2010 Listserv
In response to requests for updates on Healthy People 2010, the Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has established a news and
announcement listserv. To subscribe to the conference listserv send an
e-mail to LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV
with the following text in the message body: SUBSCRIBE partnerships-00 YOUR
NAME.
The Nation's Health*
The official newspaper of the American Public Health Association
Professional Conferences and Events
American
Dietetic Association (ADA) Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo*
American Public Health
Association (APHA) Annual Meeting*
Society for Nutrition
Education (SNE) Annual Conference*
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.
* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
Page last updated: September 24, 2008
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion