PRINTER'S NO. 2849
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 367
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY KINKEAD, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ,
HOWARD, CURRY AND NEILSON, APRIL 3, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 3, 2024
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 14, 2024, as "Nutrition and Dietetics
2 Technician, Registered Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered, are
4 trained in food and nutrition and are an integral part of health
5 care and food service management teams; and
6 WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
7 have earned an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree,
8 completed an extensive accredited nutrition and dietetics
9 program and passed a national examination; and
10 WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
11 receive training in nutrition and diet therapy, medical
12 nutrition therapy, food safety and sanitation, food management
13 systems and meal management and preparation; and
14 WHEREAS, The specialized education and experience they
15 receive make nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
16 greatly valuable to the nutrition and dietetics profession; and
17 WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
18 work throughout our communities in a variety of employment
 1 settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, schools,
2 restaurants, public health agencies, Meals on Wheels and
3 community health programs and weight management clinics, among
4 others; and
5 WHEREAS, In these various settings, nutrition and dietetics
6 technicians, registered, educate clients on the connection
7 between food, fitness and health, oversee food service
8 sanitation and safety, develop menus and work with registered
9 dietician nutritionists in providing medical nutrition therapy;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognizes
12 March 2024 as "National Nutrition Month" and celebrates March
13 14, 2024, as "Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered
14 Day"; and
15 WHEREAS, There are 216 nutrition dietetics technicians,
16 registered, in this Commonwealth as of 2021 and more than 3,700
17 members of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
18 which is an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
19 and advocates for the promotion of optimal nutrition, health and
20 well-being in this Commonwealth; therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
22 14, 2024, as "Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered
23 Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
25 Pennsylvanians to recognize the contributions of nutrition and
26 dietetics technicians, registered, and express appreciation for
27 their commitment to promoting science-based nutrition in the
28 hope of achieving optimal health for both today and tomorrow.
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