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Public Policy Phone > 310.822.0177, ext. 1 |
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CDA Legislator of
the Year Award
goes to State Assembly
Member Tom Torlakson for his efforts to promote physical
activity and good nutrition in the schools within California. |
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Determine your Federal and State Legislators from the ADA Website |
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Health Care Reimbursement Updates (PDF) |
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Public Policy Panel (2010 - 2011) |
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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 & ADA Public Policy Coordinator |
Nancy Banda, RD |
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State Policy
Representative |
Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguchi, RD |
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State Regulatory Specialist |
TBD |
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Professional
Practice
Representatives |
Heidi Kiehl, MS, RD, CNSC
Pat Booth, MS, RD, FADA |
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Healthcare
Reimbursement Representatives |
Kathleen Wall, RD
Liz Leong, RD, CDE |
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Public Relations
Representative |
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD |
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Public Policy Council Delegate |
Helenka Livingston, CDE, MS, RD |
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District Public Policy Representatives (2010 - 2011) |
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Bay Area District #1 (BADA) |
Linda Fong-Elbaggari, RD |
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Northern Area District #2 (NADA) |
Christine Feller, RD |
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Coastal Tri-Counties
District #3 (CTC) |
Marcia
Sack, MS, RD |
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Los Angeles District #4 (LAD) |
Andrea Giancoli, MPH, RD |
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San Diego District #5 (SDDA) |
Lindsay Ek, RD
Ann Lake, MS, RD, CNSD |
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Central Valley District #6
(CVD) |
Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD |
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San Jose Peninsula
District #7 (SJPD) |
Katherine Dotter, RD |
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Orange District #8 (OAD) |
Janice Dada, MPH, RD, CSSD, CDE, CHES |
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Diablo Valley District #9
(DVD) |
Khabira Hartwig |
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Inland Empire District #10
(IED) |
Terry Fowler |
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Public Policy
Issues :: Current
State Issues & Current
Federal Issues |
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> State Public Policy Issues |
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Check
www.caladvocates.com for state nutrition & health legislation
identified; Client Only Services > CDA (username: cda, password: 307). |
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PPED 2010: (This section
contains PDFs.)
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Current State
Bills:
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AB 1478
(Ammiano) - MNT use prior to
invasive methods for diabetes and
heart disease. CDA’s position
– Watch. Contact Joyce
Ezaki-Yamaguchi, at
jezakiyamaguchi@yahoo.com, for
further information. |
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State Action Alerts: none |
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> Federal Public Policy Issues |
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Professional Practice Issues |
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The CDA Professional Practice Task
Force met monthly in 2008-2009 with the California Department of
Public Health (Dept. of Licensing and Certification) to work on
the implementation of clinical privileging for RDs statewide.
They will continue to work towards this implementation in
2009-2010. Please contact Professional Practice
Representatives
Heidi Kiehl or
Patricia Booth, with any questions. |
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For Our Members :: CDA
Public Policy Council :: Nancy Banda, RD, Vice-President
