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Why Run for a Leadership Position?
By Leslie Weidner and Emily Haymond, GSDA Nominating Committee Chairs There are numerous benefits to running for a leadership position, whether it’s in your place of business, professional organization,or community. It allows you to give back in a variety of ways and learn new skills in the process. Being a leader gives you an opportunity to […]
How to Help Improve the Nutrition of Your Community
By Nicole Lyon, Mary Heid, and Ashley Bent, the GSDA Legislative Team In these unprecedented times, the nutrition and dietetics world is going through many changes with current issues: diversity and inclusion are redefining our profession, there is a push to expand Medicare-covered MNT services to include more health conditions, COVID-19 is opening the doors […]
From Helping to Solidarity: A Dietitian’s Understanding of the Difference Between Food Security and Food Justice
By Leah Tarleton, MS, RD “If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” -Lilla Watson, Indigenous Australian or Murri visual artist, activist, and academic. Dietitians’ Role In Food Security Is there any […]
The Dietitian’s Unique Role in Public Policy
By Sara Kushner “For real and lasting improvements in the food system, we must do more than vote with forks. We must vote with votes, engage in politics, and advocate for food systems that distribute benefits not just to corporations, but also to people who need and deserve these benefits. This means creating a food […]
GSDA Membership Updates
By Veronica Farrar Hey there! My name is Veronica, and I’m the Membership/Directory Chair for the Greater Seattle Dietetic Association. You might remember me from when you first signed up for your GSDA membership. It’s my job to be the first to welcome you into the organization! Fall is upon us, which means it’s time […]
What’s Cooking with GSDA Programming?
The 2020-21 year is off to a great start and we have some exciting events lined up which are all social-distance friendly! Our theme and mission of our programming this year is diversity and inclusion in the dietetics field. Our first event of the year was a virtual networking and happy hour event. Utilizing zoom […]
GSDA on Diversity and Inclusion
By Meng Wang, GSDA Diversity Chair The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tamir Rice, and many other Black Americans by police have created an implosion of rage and frustration within our nation. It has sparked a call for the dismantling of racist systems that have proven to advantage white people while it […]
From the President…
Happy June everyone! Welcome to the official start of our “year” at GSDA and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I’m Ginger Hultin, a Seattle-based RD and the new president of GSDA. I wanted to stop by with some updates about this coming year and to encourage you to either join us if you haven’t […]
Meet the Board: Kathryn Hogan
Kathryn Hogan, MS, RD, CD Public Relations Co-Chair As newly elected public relations co-chair, I am excited to use social media to increase awareness and participation in the GSDA events. I am currently an outpatient registered dietitian at Virginia Mason Medical Center and specialize in gastrointestinal conditions. I have always been fascinated with gut health […]