Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #119659

Chris Dobday¹, Cecilia Pozo Fileti, MS, RD, FADA², Jean Lloyd, MS, RD³, and Kimberly Stitzel, MS, RD¹. (1) Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-453-8255, cdobday@osophs.dhhs.gov, (2) Latino Health Communications, 1251 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, (3) Dept of Health and Human Services, US Administration on Aging, 1 Massachusetts Ave., Room 5710, Washington, DC 20201

This session will detail the 2005 roll-out plan of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans with a focus on strategic alliances established to promote and carry messages that are consistent and synergistic with the Dietary Guidelines. The moderator will provide an overview of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines and steps taken to engage the nutrition, physical activity and health communities. Panelists will address how they are working with the Department of Health and Human Services to reach out to specific segments and share their experiences/results to-date. The session highlights examples of ways to expand reach of the Dietary Guidelines by collaborating with organizations to target audience segments and leveraging their expertise, resources and distribution channels.

Learning Objectives:

• • Understand the process by which the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are developed and the steps taken to engage the health community.
• • Identify resources for communicating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
• • Understand importance of strategic alliances in reaching specific population segments.

Keywords: Nutrition, Communication

Related Web page: www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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