{"id":896,"date":"2012-03-05T18:38:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T02:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=896"},"modified":"2016-05-31T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T20:11:11","slug":"california-lobby-days-by-nanp-follow-up-from-ca-ab575","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/california-lobby-days-by-nanp-follow-up-from-ca-ab575\/","title":{"rendered":"California lobby days by NANP \u2013 follow up from CA AB575"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sacramento State Capitol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recent California lobby days were very successful<\/strong> and we feel we have made some great connections and started to build some excellent relationships. Nicole Hodson (NANP Executive Director), Julie Spero (President of NANP) and I went to the Capitol in Sacramento with lobbyist Randy Pollack. It was a whirl-wind tour of meetings over 2 days, with 16 women and men of the CA Assembly and Senate along with their staff members.<\/p>\n

There is no new or pending legislation so it was a meet and greet<\/strong>. We met for about 15 minutes in each office and let them get to know what we as nutrition professionals do for our clients. Each of us talked about the health issues we work<\/strong> with and how we benefit our clients<\/strong> – demonstrating real world health issues being addressed through whole food nutrition<\/strong>. Nicole talked about the benefits of diet for ADHD<\/strong>, Julie about diabetes and diet<\/strong> and I spoke about the powerful impact diet has on anxiety and depression.<\/strong>\u00a0 Nicole also talked about the National Association of Nutrition Professionals \/ NANP\u00a0 and the board exam.\u00a0Randy introduced the Alliance for Natural Health<\/a> and other nutrition professionals, talked about AB575 (the CA bill introduced and defeated in 2011<\/a>) and our concerns around the language that would prevent us from doing invaluable work for the people who need it most. \u00a0We also made sure they understood that\u00a0the majority of dietitians tend to work in institutional settings such as hospitals, prisons and schools, while nutritionists tend to serve the individual. We also talked about consumer choice.<\/p>\n

Some highlights<\/p>\n