[AODA members] [Fwd: FYI: Jan 23, 2007 Teleseminar: Providing Culturally Appropriate Health Care: Why it Matters]

[Stacia Nordin, RD]

I thought this would be of interest to AODA members. It is nice to see 
cultural issues being highlighted in US-based practice. - Stacia

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Subject: 	FYI: Jan 23, 2007 Teleseminar: Providing Culturally 
Appropriate Health Care: Why it Matters
Date: 	Wed, 3 Jan 2007 08:56:07 -0600
From: 	Stacey Greenfield <sgreenfield at eatright.org>
Reply-To: 	Stacey Greenfield <sgreenfield at eatright.org>
To: 	Affiliate-L <affiliate-l at list.eatright.org>



*Affiliates:*

*Please share the following with your members. Thanks, Stacey*

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*Providing Culturally Appropriate Health Care: Why It Matters*

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Can you identify unique food traditions among your Hispanic and African 
American clients and patients as they apply to their health? Do you want 
to learn advanced counseling techniques that help establish trust with 
clients who may not be of the same ethnicity? Do you understand how to 
work effectively with clients with low health literacy?

*Let these expert presenters give you tips and pointers:*


        *· *Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, MS, RD, CPT, founder of Hispanic
        Food Communications, a food communications and culinary
        consultancy, Hinsdale, IL


        *· *Jo Ann Pegues, MPA, RD, Project Manager, Center for African
        American Health, Denver, CO


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        *Coming up soon!*


        *Tuesday, January 23, 2007* Time: 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern; 1-2:30
        p.m. Central; Noon-1:30 p.m. Mountain; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pacific.


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        *2 Hours CPE Level 1*


        *Suggested Learning Need Codes: *1040, 1060, 1130, 6020, 6070,
        8015, 4010

*Registration Fee:* ADA members $109 per listening site; Nonmembers, 
$175 per listening site through Friday, January 12. After January 12, 
registration is $134 for members and $200 for nonmembers.

Register now at:

http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/education_9650_ENU_HTML.htm

or call KRM Information Services at 800-775-7654.


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