Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

Member Interest Groups

MIGs are groups of Academy members reflect the many characteristics of the profession and the public it serves. Academy MIGs include:

• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)
• Cultures of Gender and Age(COGA)
• Global MIG(GMIG)
• Indians in Nutrition and Dietetics (IND)
• Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition (LAHIDAN)
• National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics and Nutrition(NOBIDAN) — What can you do now? In a recent letter to its members, NOBIDAN leaders suggest donating to:
  • Black Lives Matter
  • George Floyd Memorial Fund
  • The NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • Community Bail Funds
  • Color of Change
  • Southern Poverty Law Center
• Religion MIG(RMIG)

Articles

• Doubling Down on Diversity: The Journey to a More Diverse Field(Food & Nutrition Magazine®)
• Enhancing Diversity and the Role of Individuals with Disabilities in the Dietetics Profession(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Letter to the Editor: Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities in Academy Diversity Initiativesand Author's Response (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• President's Page: Diversity Strengthens Our Academy and Profession(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• President's Page: Listening and Understanding: The Path to Respect and Opportunities(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• President's Page: To Support All: Diversity and Inclusion(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• President's Page: The Backbone of Our Profession(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)

Awards and Grants

• Diversity and Inclusion Mini-Grants
• Diversity and Inclusion Leaders Program
• Diversity and Inclusion Promotion Grant
• Diversity and Inclusion Action Award

Journal Research and Studies

• Barriers to and Facilitators of Dietetics Education among Students of Diverse Backgrounds: Results of a Survey
• Poster Session: Eye To The Future: Developing the Next Generation of Nutrition Professionals(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Poster Session: Validation of a Survey Assessing Diversity in Didactic Programs in Dietetics and Dietetic Internship Programs(Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)

Publications

• eBook: Cultural Competency for Nutrition Professionals
• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and Chronic Disease Issue Brief

Recorded Sessions

• Building Cultural Humility in a Globalized World
• Combating Unconscious Bias and Preventing Microaggressions: A Professional Duty
• Diversifying Our Practice and Our Plates
• Essential Members of the Healthcare Team
• Global Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation? Avoiding Insensitive Pitfalls on Food Blogs(presented with Food & Nutrition Magazine®)
• Growing Together: Diversifying Dietetics Through Mentoring
• The Building Blocks of Injustice: Understanding the Complex Connections between Race, Hunger, Poverty and Health Disparities(presented with NOBIDAN MIG)*

Videos

• An NDTR's Story on Working to Make Healthful Food Accessible
• Building Connections with Clients through Culture and Diversity
• Feeling the Food Connection
• Food and Nutrition Heroes in Action
• Food Is Love
• Interdisciplinary Role of Nutrition in Education: An RDN's Experience
• Mentoring: Your Career GPS
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Changing the World

Webinars

• An Invitation into the Diversity Tent, Be a Transformative Agent(COGA MIG)
• Building a Foundation: LGBTQ+ Terminology, Concepts, and Affirming Communication
• Enhancing Diversity in the Dietetics Profession: Stories from RD/RDNs with Disabilities (Research DPG)
• Place of Birth Matters: Diversity Among Blacks and Implications for the Field of Nutrition and Dietetics (NOBIDAN MIG)