114: Why Diversifying Dietetics Matters

Nutrition Matters Podcast

Paige Smathers

Weightloss, Eatingdisorder, Kids & Family, Eating, Nutritionist, Nutrition, Health, Dietitian, Health & Fitness, Recovery, Food, Mindfulness

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Tamara Melton, MS, RDN, CPHIMS and Deanna Belleny, MPH, RDN are the co-founders of a new non-profit, Diversify Dietetics which is a a community to attract, encourage and empower students and young professionals of color who were seeking careers in the field of nutrition and dietetics.

Diversify Dietetics provides mentorship opportunities to students and young dietitians of color, spotlights RDs of color in the work they do, and provides training and resources for internship directors in efforts to provide support and training to increase diversity and strengthen the field of dietetics.

Even if you aren't a dietitian, you're going to love Deanna and Tamara's passion for nutrition and health and their new project, Diversify Dietetics.

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Diversify Dietetics website: https://www.diversifydietetics.org/
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0:00.0	You're listening to Nutrition Matters podcast with Paige Smathers, registered dietitian nutritionist.
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1:01.2	Hi, everyone. Welcome to Nutrition Matters podcast. My name is Paige and I'm your host.
1:07.5	And I'm really stoked to share this conversation with you, as always.
1:14.2	But yeah, this one in particular I think is really important.
1:17.8	So many of you who have been longtime listeners will know that I typically record episodes
1:24.7	with sort of the non-clinician in mind. So my podcast is really geared toward
1:31.0	the person who's trying to really figure out what matters to them with nutrition and health
1:37.6	and trying to kind of work on their own relationship with food. So that's sort of usually who the podcast reaches and who I record episodes for.
1:49.0	So this particular conversation that I'm sharing this week is one that's maybe geared more
1:55.5	toward the dietitian listeners that I have.
1:58.6	And so even if you aren't a dietitian, I think you'll still
2:01.7	find this interesting, hopefully, and relevant for all of us to be thinking about these things.
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