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Members of the American Dietetic Association, experts in food, nutrition and health, work on a broad range of issues to advance the nutritional status of people here and around the world. We focus on seven priority areas: aging, child nutrition, food and food safety, health literacy and nutrition advancement, Medical Nutrition Therapy, nutrition research and monitoring and weight management for health.
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ADA Makes A Difference
- National Health Care Reform: Moving from Treatment to Prevention — Statement
- National Health Care Reform: Moving from Treatment to Prevention — PowerPoint Presentation
- Highlights of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
(PDF version) - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act -- Tutorial
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