WVDA 2010 Annual Meeting Agenda
Healthy Spin in 2010, Charleston Marriott Town Center
| Wednesday April 28th |
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:15am | Welcome Amy Gannon, MS, RD, LD, WVDA President |
| 8:15 - 10:15 am |
* The future of our food supply – Tom McConnell, Director of WV Small Farms Center, WVU Extension Farm Management
* WV Farmers group panel |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Beverage Break |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | "Today’s ADA... Now more than ever" Jessie Pavlinac, MS, RD, LD, CSR, American Dietetic Association President |
| 11:30am - 1:30pm | Lunch and shopping on their own |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | Naturally Nutrient-Rich Foods: Packing More Power on American Plates- Connie Geiger, PhD, Rd, CD, President, Geiger Associates, LLC |
| 2:30 - 3:30pm | Bringing Nutrition and Food Alive - Tales of Supermarket Education - Judy Dodd,MS,RD,LDN, Giant Eagle Corporate Nutritionist |
| 3:30 – 3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45 - 4:45pm | Preventing the spread of viruses in the kitchen- Jessica Douglas, R.S. Sanitarian Chief Food Program/Training Office OEHS-Public Health |
| 4:45 - 5:45pm | An Update on America's Sweet Tooth: The latest buzz on sugar and non-nutritive sweeteners- Mary Lee Chin, MS, RD, Nutrition Edge Communications President |
| 6:00 - 8:00pm | WVDA Board dinner and meeting |
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| Thursday April 29th |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 10:00 am | Childhood Obesity Panel - Dr. Jamie Jeffery, Director, HealthyKids Pediatric Weight Management Program
Panel - WV Experts working against childhood obesity:
* Amy Gannon, MS, RD, LD
* Tiffany Curran, MS, MPH, RD, LD Action For Healthy Kids
* Kristin McCartney, RD, LD The CARDIAC Project
* Bethany Lenko, RD, LD American Dairy Association Mideast
* Linda St.Clair, RD, LD Office of Child Nutrition
* Judy Crabtree, KEYS 4 Healthy Kids, Coordinator, Executive Director, Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement
* Amy File, Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
| 10:00 - 12:00pm | Exhibits & Business meeting - Amy Gannon, WVDA President |
| 12:00 -1:00 | Lunch speaker
* Public Policy- Helen Lodge, RD,LD |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm | The Secret to a Long and Healthy Life - James C. Doria, Statistical Services Manager/Epidemiologist |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | Current Recommendations for a Heart Healthy Lifestyle- Dr. Daniel Stickler |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | Diabetes and Inflammation: Inflammatory effects of Foods and chemicals- Gita Patel, MS, RD, CDE, LD |
| 4:15 - 5:15pm | Nutrition Aspects of Osteoporosis Care and Treatment-Cindy Smith, FNP-BC, RN, MSN, CCD, Director Pars Osteoporosis |
| 5:15 - 5:30pm | Wrap up and evaluations |
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