Dietetic
Districts
North Suburban Dietetic Association
NSDA
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| Mission Statement |
| NSDA is the advocate of the dietetic profession
serving the public through the promotion of
optimal nutrition, health, and well-being. |
| NSDA Scholarship |
Download 2008-2009 scholarship
(in MS Word) |
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North
Suburban Dietetic Association - President's
Message
President: Anna Shlachter NSDA President |
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Welcome to the North Suburban Dietetic Association
Posted:
1/19/2009
Greetings NSDA current and potential members,
Thanks for checking out our website. If you are not already a member, I invite you to become a member of NSDA. You can benefit from being active in your local dietetic association. Networking, affordable CPE’s perfect for your portfolio, up-to-date nutrition topics, job postings, volunteer positions and many more perks await you!
We have three more meeting plus our dinner meeting for the 2008-2009 year. The membership directory is up and running and the newsletters are online.
We are grateful to the Harper College Dietetic Technician program for the continued use of the facility for meetings. Don't forget the March cooking demo is in a different room than the other meetings. See the agenda for details.
The board members want to hear from you. Many of you have great ideas, so please share them with us. Please feel free to ask your questions and provide us with feedback at the upcoming meetings. Feel free to also e-mail me at anytime. Volunteer opportunities (with minimal time commitment) are available in NSDA,your dedication will not only benefit you professionally, it will benefit our organization to have your talents.
Winter and spring are busy times for dietetics professionals! I hope to see you at some of the events including the FREE PPW online workshop and Spring Assembly.
I leave you with a quote: "The main quality of leadership...is courage! If you can dream it, you can do it!" Walter Elias Disney
Have a happy, healthy year. See you at the meetings!
Anna Shlachter MS, RD, LDN
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Committee
Participation |
Make
a difference!
Everyone has a skill you can contribute. Find
out what yours is. Did you know that for some
elected positions you can get CEU hrs? Joining
anyone of our committees offers benefits not
only for NSDA, but to you as well. Its a great
place to learn skills for a career change, build
networking relationships and gain experience
for future board positions.
Please contact:
Anna Shlachter
apoprez02@yahoo.com
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Benefits
of Membership |
• Valuable
continuing education credits at a fraction
of the usual cost!
• Opportunities to participate in leadership
positions to develop professional skills
and strengthen your resume
• Wonderful network opportunities with
dietitians, diet techs, and students from
a variety of practice settings including
clinical dietetics, long term care, private
practice, community dietetics, research
and development, business and industry,
food science, marketing, and many, many
more!
• Job Board Updates every meeting.
• Announcements of local seminars,
volunteer opportunities, and educational
programs.
• Student scholarships available annually
• Interactions with a great group of
professionals celebrating their role in
dietetics!
Download Online Application in MS Word
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| Lake
County and the following cities in Cook and McHenry
Counties: |
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Lake, Fox River Grove, Cary, Palatine, Wheeling,
Arlington Heights, Glencoe, Kenilworth, Kildeer,
Wilmette, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village,
Rolling Meadows, Skokie, Mt. Prospect, Hoffman Estates,
Barrington, South Barrington, Morton Grove, Niles,
Winnetka, Glenview, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights,
Streamwood. |
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2008
- 2009 Schedule of Events |
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All
meetings are held at HARPER COLLEGE
Building
A, Room 238
(Student Services Building)
1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, Illinois
(847)925-6000 |
Membership
is $40 per year. (You must be a current member
of ADA to join NSDA)
The cost to non-NSDA members is $10 /credit
hour for ADA members or $15/credit hour for
non-ADA members.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
6:30-9:00 p.m.
2
CPEU's |
Look Who’s Talking
Media Workshop and Actual Radio Interview
Toby Smithson RD LDN
National Spokesperson ADA
Joan Hammel
Producer/Host for Wauktown radio |
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Wednesday,
March 4, 2009
6:30-9:00 p.m.
2
CPEU's
Sponsor: Alberto-Culver |
Get Hooked….on FISH!
Get your clients (and you) to enjoy fish
with this great cooking demonstration
Cheryl Bell, MS, RD, LDN, CHE
Meijer Healthy Living Advisor/Dietitian
Brad Hirt MS RD LDN
Lead Nutritionist, LCHD |
LOCATION:
Harper College
Avante Building (BUILDING X)
Room 229
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Wednesday,
April 1, 2009
6:30-9:00 p.m.
2
CPEU's
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Legislative Update
Motivational Interviewing:
Meeting your Client
Anna Shlachter MS, RD, LDN
Lead Nutritionist LCHD
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May 2009
6:30-9:00 p.m.
2
CPEU's |
Dinner meeting and office installation
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Directions to Harper College:
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North or South: Highway 53 to Algonquin Road exit.
Go west on Algonquin Road to Harper College. |
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east: Go west on Northwest Tollway (I-90) to Roselle
Road exit. Go north on Roselle Road to Harper College. |
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west: Go east on Northwest Tollway (I-90) to Highway
53. Go north on Highway 53 to Algonquin Road exit.
Go west on Algonquin Road to Harper College. |
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O'Hare International Airport: Go west on the Northwest
Tollway (I-90) to the Roselle Road exit. Go north
on Roselle Road. |
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specific driving directions, you may wish to utilize
www.mapquest.com
or call Harper College directly at (847) 925-6000. |
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NSDA
2008 - 2009 Board of Directors |
Scholarship Application |
Download 2008-2009 scholarship (in MS Word) |
NSDA mailing address:
PO Box 2043
Palatine, Ill 60078-2043
District
Contact
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Server
Administrator and IDA Webmaster:
Teresa
Pangan, Webnoxious
Posted:
June 25, 2009
by the IDA Webmaster
IDA
Web Committee Chairpersons:
Jaimette McCulley
Contact
IDA Headquarters:
Terry McBride
P.O. Box 26,
705 Richard Street,
Henry, Illinois 61537
Phone: (309) 364-2919
Fax (309) 364-2954
Email: headquarters@eatrightillinois.org
Disclaimer: This
information is provided as a public service by the Illinois Dietetic
Association, Inc. (IDA). The information is not intended to replace
medical or legal advice and/or treatment. The distribution of information
through these web sites shall not be deemed as an endorsement by IDA
of the views expressed or of the products or services named. Individuals
should contact a registered dietitian to answer food and nutrition-related
questions or for nutrition services. All information is the property
of the Illinois Dietetic Association, Inc., and may not be copied or
modified without the written consent of the Illinois Dietetic Association,
Inc.
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