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Table of Contents

• Class information
• Syllabus
• Lecture outlines (incomplete)

• 2011 sign ups: Health in the News and Nutrition education topic assignments
• Public policy debate group assignments
• Group evaluation form

• Career Reflection questions
• Information about taking the GRE exam
• RD exam specifications (current)

• Additional Useful Websites

Class Information

N401 Issues in Dietetics, 1 credit hour, Class number 6483

 


Victoria M. Getty, M.Ed., R.D.

• 855-1531
• Mailing address/mailbox: HPER Building 116
• Office location: 201 Woodlawn House (309 Woodlawn Ave.)
• E-mail: vgetty

Office Hours: Mondays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment

Lecture Slides for note-taking

• Portfolio info
• Public policy
• Billing reimbursement for RDs
  • Handouts for guest presentation on Billing and Reimbursement for dietetics services
• Ethics in dietetics
  • ADA Code of Ethics--Please bring a copy of this to class. (Print out this file or bring your Redbook to class.)
  • Ethics case studies for class on Nov. 21--Please print off and bring this sheet to class
  • Ethics case studies (will be available after class on Nov. 21)
• Scope of Practice/Standards of Professional Performance (you need not print this out for class)
  • ADA Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework
  • Scope of Dietetics Practice Decision Tree
  • Scope of Dietetics Practice Decision Analysis Tool

Taking the GRE at IU:

Students can sign up to take the GRE on campus via our Franklin Hall Testing Center 856-0684.

For more information on the test itself, see http://www.takethegre.com
The IU library website where you can access a sample GRE is (key name "Learning Express Library")

http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressLibrary/Home.cfm?CFID=x&CFTOKEN=x&Refresh=1&HR=http://www.libraries.iub.edu

Finally, you can find books about the GRE at the IUB Library Information Commons, the Career Development Center, and local bookstores.

(Thank you to Harriet Castrataro for providing this information!)

Useful Websites

      Link to the American Psychological Association (APA) style guidelines (Univ. of Minnesota)

Healthy People 2010
SIFTT data (county profiles)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Central Indiana  (Monroe County Public Library)
State Health Facts Online
Community Toolbox (Univ. of Kansas)
Healthfinder
Combined Health Information Database (National Institutes of Health)
School Health Policies and Programs study

School Wellness Policies
Food and Agriculture Organization (WHO)
Program Development and Evaluation

Federal Register
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
FirstGovernment website
Indiana General Assembly

5 A Day for Better Health program (National Cancer Institute)
Dietary Guidelines information (Food and Nutrition Information Center)
Office of Minority Health
USDA Economic Research Service
WIC Works Resource System
Food Stamp Nutrition Connection
Healthy Schools Summit
Nutrition Education for New Americans

National Council against Health Fraud
QuackWatch

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
USDA Homepage
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
USDA Food Composition Database
Department of Health and Human Services
National Food Safety Database
Office of Dietary Supplements