7:00pm CT / 6pm MT Opening Event: Q&A with Senator Nesiba on how we can best be involved in the Legislative Process, specifically around proposed bills eliminating the Food Tax.
- 15 minute break -
8:00pm CT/ 7:00pm MT Main Event: Presentation by author of “The Farm Bill, A Citizen’s Guide” and Farm Bill expert, Christina Badaracco will provide a presentation on how the Farm Bill impacts dietitians.
Presenter Bio:
Christina Badaracco, MPH, RD, LDN, works as a healthcare consultant at Avalere Health, where her focus is on healthcare transformation and elevating the role of nutrition in healthcare. She also regularly writes, teaches, and presents about nutrition, cooking, and sustainable agriculture—including publishing The Farm Bill: A Citizen’s Guide in 2019, publishing five cookbooks with the Transamerica Institute, and co-developing a culinary medicine elective at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Christina previously worked for the EPA, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, Oakland Unified School District, NIH Clinical Center, and more. She currently serves on the board for Slow Food DC, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Farm Bill Task Force, and other food- and nutrition-related organizations. She earned her Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and her bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with a minor in Italian Language and Culture, from Princeton University. She completed her dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and was selected as a 2021 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Learn more about Christina, here.
Where: Zoom - link provided in registration.
When: Monday, February 6th, 7:00-9:00 PM CT, 6:00-8:00 PM MT
CEU’s: One CEU Available.
Registration:
- $10 SDAND Members (Waived registration fee is available for participating in the book study.)
- $20 Non-SDAND Members
- Free for students