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  • WH DPG Candidates in AND National Election

    It’s Election Season! And this year we have Project Vote. The groups with the highest voting percentage will receive one free FNCE® 2023 registration to giveaway to their membership. You can watch Project Vote and voting statistics here. Exercise your member privilege and support of your WH DPG by voting in the elections taking place February 1-15.

     

    WH DPG Candidates for office for the 2023-24 year:

     

    Chair-elect:

    Jessica Kelly, RDN, LDN

    Treasurer:

    Jordan Lynch, MS, RD

    Nominating Committee Chair-elect:

    Carlie Saint-Laurent Beaucejour, MS, RD, LDN

     

    WH DPG is so happy to congratulate several of our wonderful members and past EC members on the national ballot:

     

    · Harlivleen (Livleen) Gill,MBA, RD, LD, FAND (MD), candidate for President-Elect

    · Kathleen Pellechia, MS, RDN, PMP (MD), candidate for House of Delegates Director

    · Nancy-Farrell Allen, MS, RDN, FAND (VA), candidate for Academy Nominating Committee National Leader

     

    Use this social media toolkit to spread the word and encourage fellow Academy members to participate in the election.

  • National Academy Election: February 1-15

    Vote: Choose the Academy's Next Leaders

    Voting is your right, your responsibility and your future. Make your voice heard by voting in the Academy’s 2023 national election. Voting is open until February 15. Visit the election website to view candidate biographical information and vote. Use this social media toolkit to spread the word and encourage fellow Academy members to participate in the election.

  • Upcoming Webinars

    We have two exciting women's health webinars coming up! 
    February 2023: 
    Topic: 5 Simiple Steps to Helping Clients Control PCOS
    Date: February 7, 2023
    Time: 7:00 PM CST
    Speaker: Jeani Hunt MS, RD, CD
    Details are under events! 

    April 2023: 
    Topic: Menopause
    Date: April 12, 2023
    Time: noon CST
    Speaker: Val Schonberg MS, RD, CSSD, LD, NCMP, FAND
    Registration Link to come

  • VN Webinar: Vegan Prenatal Nutrition - Three Nutrition Myths Every Dietitian Should Know When Workin

    Date: January 16, 2023
    Time: noon - 1 p.m. (Central time)
    Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3HUC8ue

    With more people choosing plant-based foods, our goal is to give you a solid understanding around vegan prenatal nutrition. We will uncover three common prenatal nutrition myths surrounding 1) meeting nutrient needs 2) vegan-friendly prenatal supplements and 3) food safety concerns for pregnancy. Our discussion will help you learn how to work with pregnant clients who wish to avoid eating animal products for ethical reasons.

    **Also free for WH DPG members

    CPEU:     1.0
    CPE Level: 1
    Performance Indicators: 2.1.3, 3.2.2, 4.2.2

    Learning Objectives

    1. To learn the top five nutrients of concern specific for vegan mothers: iron, choline, protein, calcium, and B12.
    2. To understand what plant-based foods help meet nutrient needs for pregnancy.
    3. To understand how to address vegan food safety concerns with expecting mothers.

    Speaker

    Maya Bach, MPH, RDN

    After graduating from Loma Linda University in 2013, I started my dietetics career in weight management. When my sister became pregnant in 2020, I noticed a lack of prenatal nutrition guidance for vegan moms-to-be.

    From how to get enough nutrients like iron and protein to choosing the best prenatal supplements, it was hard to find information that didn't heavily focus on animal products. I decided to shift my private practice to prenatal nutrition, specifically helping those who want a healthy pregnancy but don't want to eat meat, dairy, or eggs.

    Today, I've helped dozens of women have healthy babies. When I'm not working, you can find me with my poodle mix, Dexter, or on a long beach run.

  • Slated Candidates for Feb. 2023 Elections

    Election

    Women's Health is pleased to present the slate of candidates for office for the
    2023-24 year:

    Chair-elect: Jessica Kelly, RDN, LDN
    Treasurer: Jordan Lynch, MS, RD
    Nominating Committee Chair-elect: Carlie Saint-Laurent Beaucejour, MS, RD, LDN
    Should you wish to petition that additional candidates be included on the ballot slate, you must submit a petition to the WH Nominating Committee by contacting Carly Fenimore, at nominating@womenshealthdpg.org within the next 30 days by 1/9/2023.

    You must also have the support with signatures of 5% or 52 WH members. Petitions must include biographical information on the candidate and qualifications for the DPG/MIG leadership position.  If deemed eligible for the WH leadership position by the Academy DPG/MIG Relations Team, the additional candidates will be added to a contested ballot prior to the start of online voting, beginning February 1, 2023.

  • June 28th Women's Health Webinar

    Title: Setting Expectations for Postpartum: Nutritional Strategies for New Moms
    Speaker: Katie Goldberg, MCN, RDN, LD
    Date: 6/28/22
    Time: 7-8PM CST
    Registration Link: https://www.eatrightstore.org/dpg-products/wh  
    Short Description: Too many women have unrealistic expectations about postpartum, leaving them feeling insecure, defeated, and like they have failed. Dietitians are uniquely positioned to help.
    Objectives
    By the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
    ● Define realistic expectations for postpartum period
    ● Offer realistic strategies for improving nutritional status / diet quality for new moms
    ● Confidently make recommendations about galactogogues to clients
    Has been submitted for approval of 1 CPEU.