PRINTER'S NO. 386
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 43
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, COMITTA, KANE, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, HUGHES,
COSTA, VOGEL, STREET, CAPPELLETTI AND STEFANO, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 17, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 13, 2025, 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 that 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 dietitian nutritionists in providing medical nutrition therapy;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognizes
12 the month of March 2025 as "National Nutrition Month®" and
13 celebrates March 13, 2025, as "Nutrition and Dietetics
14 Technician, Registered 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 Senate designate March 13, 2025, as
22 "Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered Day" in
23 Pennsylvania; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all Pennsylvanians to
25 recognize the contributions of nutrition and dietetics
26 technicians, registered, and express appreciation for their
27 commitment to promoting science-based nutrition in the hope of
28 achieving optimal health for both today and tomorrow.
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