Upcoming Events
KDDA is happy to post your nutrition-related event on our website for KDDA members. Event information may be edited for space, and KDDA reserves the right to refuse events not applicable for our membership and those otherwise deemed inappropriate. To submit an event, download and complete the Event Posting form, and email it back to webmaster@eatrightknox.org.
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TDA Hill Day
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Legislative Plaza
Click here to download a registration form
The Tennessee Dietetic Association’s Day on the Hill is a prime opportunity for registered dietitians to get involved in the political process and affect public policy where we work, live, and play. It is also a great opportunity to earn 4 CPEUs for FREE! This year Hill Day will take place from 1:00 - 4:30pm, with speakers from 1:00 - 3:00 pm and appointments with legislators from 3:00 to 4:30 pm.
If you are interested in attending the Day on the Hill or if you have questions about this event, please email KDDA’s legislative liaison, Betsy Anderson, at eander24@utk.edu. If you are planning on attending the Day on the Hill please include your home address in the email, and she will schedule you for a meeting with the legislators from your district. Provide names for any other legislators you would like to meet.
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Food Safety Certification in the Workplace
Monday, March 15, 2010
8:30 am - 4:30 pm EST
Children’s Hospital
2018 Clinch Avenue
Children’s Hospital will be hosting a Food Safety Certification in the Workplace seminar on Monday, March 15. This seminar provides excellent information to RDs, CDMs, food handlers and sanitation workers. RDs may earn 5.5 CPE credits. This is an all day seminar, lunch and parking included, for $35. Participants who pass the certification exam receive a certificate suitable for framing. Click here to download an event brochure.
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Presented by the University of Tennessee Public Health Nutrition Program
Promoting Healthy Weight Colloquium
Infancy: Fathers’ Experiences & Perspectives
Fathers & Infant Feeding
Motor Development in Infancy &
Fathers’ Roles in Families
Friday, March 26, 2010
12:30 - 5:00 pm EST
Howard Baker Center, University of Tennessee
Registration will open on February 19, 2010
For more information, visit nutrition.utk.edu/seminars/HealthyWeightColloquium.html Download a Save the Date flier
Join us for the Promoting Healthy Weight colloquium, which is FREE for both online and on-site participants! This is the third of a series of biannual colloquia, which will be offered on the 4th Friday in March and September through 2013. This colloquium will highlight infancy and how parenting, nutrition, and physical activity relate to healthy weight gain during this first developmental stage of Bright Futures. Colloquium presentations are intended for researchers, practitioners, and family members. Registered Dietitians and Certified Health Education Specialists can receive continuing education credits.
Presenters:
- Parent Panel: Fathers’ Experiences and Perspectives
- Katie Kavanagh, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Daniela Corbetta, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Jaipaul Roopnarine, PhD, Jack Reilly Professor of Child and Family Studies
Director, Jack Reilly Institute of Early Childhood and Provider Education
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TDA Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sysco Knoxville, Tennessee
Poster Session Information: TDA Poster Session 2010