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Public Policy and Legislative Updates

Interested in Getting Involved in MDDA Public Policy?

Did you know that:

  1. Tennessee has 16 state representatives
  2. In our district, we have 6 state senators
  3. Many of these representatives have no idea what a dietitian does or the education required to become a dietitian
  4. Many legislators that are aware of the role of dietitians mistakenly believe that our services are routinely covered by health insurance

The MDDA public policy and legislative committee wants to get the word out about our profession and how we can help improve the health of Tennesseans. That starts with educating our legislators and making dietitians known as the nutrition experts. MDDA members are needed in this project - varying levels of participation is needed so please contact Linda Pennington if you are interested!

MDDA Public Policy Workshop

Monday, February 27th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Methodist University Hospital, Innovation Studio
Please join your fellow MDDA members for a evening on Public Policy. Kristen Bland, Director of Corporate Affairs with Methodist Healthcare System, and Mary Wilder, former interim State Representative for midtown will be speaking on this exciting topic. Dinner will be provided by Morrison and the event is free for MDDA members with 1.5 CPE's provided. Non-MDDA members are invited to attend at a $25 charge (payments are requested prior to the event). If you plan to attend, you must RSVP to Linda Pennington so that enough food and materials can be provided. Space is limited to the first 75 who RSVP.

Contact Linda at lpennington@dietitianassociates.com

TDA Hill Day

March 14th is TDA Hill Day. All MDDA members are encouraged to attend!