BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99aa03f6261d8b6f75264b3ea41554bd4 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:SCAND Public Policy Day LOCATION:The Palmetto Club\, 1231 Sumter Street\, Columbia, SC 29201\, USA DESCRIPTION:
Involvement in public policy is vital to the he
alth of our profession, and it affects every dietitian in our state!
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br />The purpose of policy day is to educate our members (whether you are a
beginner or an expert) about nutrition policy, and how you can affect chan
ge! More importantly, we take one day every year to reach out to our legisl
ators and let them know about the important role that dietitians play and w
hy we are good to know!
Consider taking this day to network with
other RDs, get continuing education credit, and meet the people making dec
isions in our state that impact your profession.
Each year the S
CAND Public Policy Panel plans a day for members to interact with their leg
islators and learn more about public policy. In the past we have called it
‘Legislative Day’, ‘Advocacy Day’, and most recently ‘Policy Day’. Typicall
y we offer informative presentations that will help you get comfortable wit
h the basics of public policy, licensure updates, and the importance of rep
orting harm. We generally go to the statehouse and informally call out memb
ers to introduce ourselves, our profession, and let our state senators and
representatives know how we can help them!