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For Our Members :: CDA
Public Policy Council :: Lorri Holzberg, MA, RD, CDE, Vice-President |
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Public Policy Phone > 310.822.0177, ext. 1 |
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Determine your Federal and State Legislators from the ADA Website |
Public Policy Panel
CDA’s Public Policy Council was changed in 2007 to reflect the
changes made in grassroots advocacy by the American Dietetic
Association. The CDA Public Policy Council is made up of the VP
Public Policy, the Public Policy Panel, the District Public Policy
Representatives, our legal counsel in Sacramento, an ADA delegate and
the CDA Administrator. |
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VP & Public Policy Coordinator |
Lorri Holzberg, MA, RD, CDE |
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State Policy
Representative |
Nancy Banda, RD |
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Professional
Practice
Representatives |
Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguchi RD
Patricia Vincent, MPH, CDE, RD |
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Healthcare
Reimbursement Representatives |
Kathleen Wall, RD
Liz Leong, RD, CDE |
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Public Health
Representative |
Judy Sundquist, MPH, RD |
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Preventive
Health & Disease Management Representative |
Lynne Lyons, RD, CDE |
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Public Relations
Representative |
Carrie Der Garabedian MBA, RD |
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Outreach Representative |
Lisa Gibson, MS, RD |
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Public Policy Council Delegate |
Natasha Uhlik-Slebiss, RD |
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Legal Counsel |
Julianne Broyles |
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District Public Policy Representatives |
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Bay Area District #1 (BADA) |
Linda Fong-Elbaggari, RD |
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Northern Area District #2 (NADA) |
Judy Sundquist, MPH, RD |
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Coastal Tri-Counties
District #3 (CTC) |
Marcia Sack, MS, RD |
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Los Angeles District #4 (LAD) |
Nicola Edwards, RD |
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San Diego District #5 (SDDA) |
Laura Greiman, MPH, RD |
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Central Valley District #6
(CVD) |
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD |
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San Jose Peninsula
District #7 (SJPD) |
Yashmi Mistry, RD |
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Orange District #8 (OAD) |
Katryn Soltanmorad, RD |
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Diablo Valley District #9
(DVD) |
Ann Greenwood, RD |
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Inland Empire District #10
(IED) |
Debra Hook, CNSD, RD, CHES, MPH |
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Legislation :: Current Legislation & Current
Federal Legislation |
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> State Legislation |
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Check
www.caladvocates.com for state nutrition & health legislation
identified; Client Only Services > CDA (username: cda, password: 307). |
Current legislation for 2008 (3)
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1) AB 30 (Evans):
reimbursement by insurance companies for formulas & MNT for inborn errors of
metabolism. SUPPORT.
2) AB 2128 (Emmerson): regulations & education for
dietary services supervisors. SUPPORT as amended.
3) AB 2303 (Emmerson): CDA spot bill in case
title act needs to be changed; do nothing yet. NO ACTION. |
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State Action Alerts: None |
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CDA Public Policy Education Day 2009: Apr. 6th,
2009 in Sacramento, CA. Contact Lorri Holzberg for information. |
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> Federal Legislation |
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Subscribe to ADA Pulse (subscribe
to Pulse). |
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ADA Public Policy Workshop 2009: Feb. 8th - 10th,
2009 in Washington, DC. Contact Lorri Holzberg for information. |
Current Legislation for 2008 (5)
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1) The
Farm Bill: (Needs to include the
following...)
- The House funding of at
least $600 million for food and
agriculture research
- A funded food stamp program
that includes the Senate pilot
program to help food stamp
recipients choose diets
consistent with the Dietary
guidelines for Americans
- Initiatives to improve the
school food environment through
the Senate Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Program and Senate
Team Nutrition Network funding
- Rebalanced food and
agriculture program benefits
2) HR
2805 (Becerra): give Medicare the
authority to expand Medicare’s
Medical Nutrition Therapy benefit.
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HR 2922 (DeGette): add
pre-diabetes to the MNT coverage
under Medicare.
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S 1161 (Bingaman): give Medicare
the authority to expand the MNT
benefit.
5) S 755 (Schumer): require
state Medicaid programs cover the
screening and treatment (including
MNT) of diabetes. |
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