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Nutrition Education Joins the ACFN Advisory Board The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE), an international organization of nutrition education and health promotion professionals in academia, government, service organizations and industry, has joined ACFN’s Advisory Board. Janice Dodds, Ed.D., R.D., a former chair of SNE’s Advisory Committee in Public Policy, will represent SNE in its new ACFN role. ACFN Chair Susan Finn, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., F.A.D.A., said, “ACFN is committed to promoting sustainable solutions to obesity, especially for children, by bringing together the nation’s leading thinkers and organizations in health and wellness. SNE is an ideal addition to our Advisory Board, and we welcome Dr. Dodds. Her expertise in child health will be invaluable as we work to curb childhood obesity in populations that need it most.“ Dr. Dodds is a nutrition educator with both practical and academic experience, with specific expertise working in maternal and child health. She is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she trains public health nutritionists and conducts community research on nutrition decision-making early in life. She is co-director of the Carolina Community Health Scholar Program and has served as director of the Bureau of Nutrition of New York State Health Department. |
