From Flip Charts to Interactive Apps: The Evolution of a Nonprofit Global Nutrition Program
Recorded: June 9, 2022
Speaker: Marie Long, MD and Julia Saltzgiver, RDN, CLC
This presentation takes participants on a journey developing a nutrition education program through 5 countries. The joys and pitfalls of working both internationally and in the USA are shared. The importance of nutrition and the power of education are emphasized. Discussion on how RD's can provide important and impactful programs at home and internationally is encouraged. CPEU: 1.0
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Dietitian in a Conflict Zone: Managing a World Food Program Contract in Tigray, Ethiopia
Recorded: January 11, 2022
Speaker: Laurie Sauerwein, MS, MScPH, RDN
The presenter recently spent 6 weeks in Ethiopia with an international non-governmental organization working in the Tigray region where conflict has left millions of local residents and internally displaced people without food sources. She, along with locally hired staff, managed a World Food Program contract for general food distributions to approximately 390,000 people in 4 localities. The webinar will describe warehousing and distribution of food commodities, what it's like to work in a conflict zone, and how a dietician can prepare for disaster relief work. CPEU: 1.3
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Diversity and Inclusion in Three Global Communities: Perspectives from Ghana, Honduras, and Laos
Recorded: September 14, 2021
Speakers: Chester "Chet" Thomas; Pamela Achiaa Effah, MS; Slackchay "Nina" Rasprasith, BSc
The Global MIG presents a webinar underwritten by a grant from the Academy on how diversity and inclusion principles are applied in international settings. Representatives of three international nutrition programs discuss the basics of their programs and how they assure inclusion of diverse populations within their communities. CPEU: 1.25
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An International Nutrition Career: "What do you do anyway?"
Recorded: June 8, 2021
Speaker: Charlotte Block, MS, RD
There are a variety of ways that nutrition professionals contribute to global nutrition efforts. This is a 1-hour webinar provided by the Global MIG that will detail examples of how nutrition professionals can work globally to improve nutrition by providing an overview of the USAID flagship multi-sectoral nutrition project, USAID Advancing Nutrition. CPEU: 1.0
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Psychiatric Culinary Medicine: A Global Conversation
Recorded: March 2, 2021
Speaker: April N. Hackert, MS, RDN, LD, CEDRD-S
The global conversation about mental health is well underway given our current global pandemic. As a nutrition professional, gaining critical fundamental knowledge in the fields of Nutritional Psychiatry, Culinary Medicine, and Nutritional Neuropsychology are essential to move forward in our unified mission to support the nutritional well-being for all humans. Through an inclusionary lens of Clinical Medical Nutrition Therapy across the lifespan mixed with scientific analysis of current literature, expand your practice and understanding of how food impacts brain function. CPEU: 1.0
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New Horizons: Nutrition and Dietetic Experiences in Low-Resource International Settings
Recorded: September 15, 2020
Speakers: Sue Landgren, MA, RDN; Laurie Sauerwein, MS, MScPH, RD; Dixie Havlak, RD
Nutrition is recognized as a key component in meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are well-positioned to be part of the solution to malnutrition worldwide. In this webinar, meet three dietitians who have volunteered with a variety of organizations to build the capacity of local people to meet nutritional needs in their own country. Learn how to become involved in international volunteer work and how to join with other dietitians with the same interest.
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