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October 6, 2021
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Virtual Public Policy Day
Once again, we will be meeting virtually to convene the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Public Policy Day. Feedback from last year’s attendees was overwhelmingly positive so we are meeting once again through a virtual platform.
We strive to help all nutrition and dietetic professionals learn not only about policies at the state and federal level, but how to use your expertise in nutrition for the advancement of nutrition care and services. Registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition and dietetic technicians, certified dietary managers interns, and students can all have an impact in overall public health and policy development, therefore your legislators need to hear from you.
Objectives:
At the close of the session, the dietetic professional will have:
- Up-to-date information on Federal legislative issues affecting dietetics
- Current information on how nutrition professionals are implementing federal policies related to nutrition in the state of Ohio.
- Increased awareness of the need to advocate on nutrition issues with legislators and other policy makers.
- Increased awareness of the role of dietitians in the implementation of policies related to child nutrition at both the state and federal level.
Agenda
12:00 pm Opening statements Rosemary E. Riley, PhD, LD
12:05 pm Video Greeting by Representative Boggs (D) and Representative Russo (D)
12:20 pm Natalie Stephens, Consumer Protection Act
12:30 pm Kendra Schmuck, Federal Polices related to Childhood Nutrition
12:40 pm Kay Mavko: Licensure and Ohio Medical Board Update
12:50 pm Elizabeth Douglass, Farm to School and the Child and Adult Care Food Program
1:05 pm Diane Schneider, National School Lunch Program
1:25 Wrap- Up
Speaker Bios
Representative Kristin Boggs represents District 18 in the state of Ohio. Along with her extensive background in public service, policy, and legal issues, Representative Boggs has served as a board member for the American Constitution Society since 2010, she volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Franklin County, and she was a working committee member of the Ohio Women’s Bar Association 2013 Leadership Institute. Representative Boggs represents the 18th House District, which consists of Columbus, Bexley, Grandview Heights, and parts of central Franklin County.
State Representative Allison Russo is currently serving her second term in the 134th Ohio General Assembly representing House District 24, which includes portions of Columbus and its western suburbs. She serves as the Ranking Member on Health Committee in addition to serving as a member on the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee, Finance Committee, Finance Health and Human Services Subcommittee, and Families, Aging and Human Services Committee. Representative Russo is also the Co-Chair of the bipartisan Legislative Children’s Caucus and Policy Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. Additionally, Representative Russo was appointed as the Ranking Member of the Ohio Health Advisory Committee and serves on the Ohio Attorney General’s Elder Abuse Commission, as well as the State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Representative Russo holds a doctoral degree in health policy from The George Washington University and a master's degree in public health epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Natalie Stephens MS, RDN, LD, FAND is an Associate Director of Hospitals Accreditation for OSUWMC. In this role, she leverages policies, standards, and federal regulations to comply with Medicare conditions of participation for hospital accreditation. Natalie assists the OAND policy team with the Consumer Protection Coordinator role helping to educate members on the importance of reporting harm, and the difference between licensure (protecting the public) and Academy membership (protecting your credential) as well as ensuring our state licensing board is functional. Having a passion for policy started as an intern participant in the national Advocacy Day back in 2003. Natalie has served as Columbus Dietetic Association Policy Chair, OAND State Policy Co-Chair, OAND President, and Chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Service Payment Committee.
Kendra Schmuck RDN LD CDE is a registered dietitian nutritionist, licensed dietitian who is certified as a diabetes educator. She has completed certification of training in Adult Weight Management & Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. She has a Bachelor of Science in dietetics with an emphasis in food service management from Bowling Green State University. She did her dietetic internship through Idaho State University. She has worked as a diabetes educator, outpatient medical nutrition therapist, clinical medical nutrition therapist and in health promotion. She is currently employed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as the Chief of Clinical Dietetics. In her spare time, she is the public policy coordinator of the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Public Policy Chair for the Dayton Dietetic Association.
Kay Mavko MS, RDN, LD is a long-time Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member from Dublin, Ohio who has worked in adult and pediatric nutrition as a clinical dietitian, dietitian manager, and consultant, and then became the Director of the Ohio Board of Dietetics for over 13 years. Now retired from full-time employment, Kay currently is involved in public policy work in Ohio as the State Regulatory Specialist for the OAND and helps monitor the State Medical Board of Ohio activities related to dietitian licensure.
Elizabeth Douglass MPA, RD, LD is a Child Nutrition Specialist for the Ohio Department of Education specializing in Farm to School policy and programming for all ages. In this capacity, she supports the supply chain from producers through institutional purchasing and finally to the end user, Ohio’s children. A passionate advocate for equitable access to healthy foods, in her spare time you can catch her volunteering as the Board Chair for Common Greens, a Columbus based nonprofit connecting regional farmers and food producers to central Ohio communities.
Diane L. Schneider MBA, DT is a Regional Education Program Specialist for the National School Lunch Program at the Ohio Department of Education. Diane has extensive experience in managing state and federal programs and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Columbus State Community College for the College of Business, and an adjunct faculty member of Franklin University’s Master’s in Business Administration Distance Learning Programs and Ohio Dominican’s LEAD program in Business Communication. Diane holds a Master’s in Business Administration, with a minor in Heath Care Administration from Franklin University, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration from Franklin University, and an Associate degree in Applied Science in Dietetics and Hospitality Management at Columbus State Community College.
CPE Level: 2
Performance Indicators: 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.2.6, 3.2.7
Approved: 1.5 CPEU
Registration Information:
Registration Fee:
Member $10.00
Group $50.00
Non-member $15.00
Note: A group is defined as those attending a meeting together or are associated with one educational program. Each group would pay one fee. There is no limit to the number in a group or limit the system can accommodate.
If someone is viewing the webinar alone and not affiliated with an educational program, the member or non-member fee applies.
