PRINTER'S NO. 386
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.43
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, COMITTA, KANE, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, HUGHES,
COSTA, VOGEL, STREET, CAPPELLETTI AND STEFANO, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 17, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 13, 2025, as "Nutrition and Dietetics
Technician, Registered Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered, are
trained in food and nutrition and are an integral part of health
care and food service management teams; and
WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
have earned an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree,
completed an extensive accredited nutrition and dietetics
program and passed a national examination; and
WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
receive training in nutrition and diet therapy, medical
nutrition therapy, food safety and sanitation, food management
systems and meal management and preparation; and
WHEREAS, The specialized education and experience that they
receive make nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
greatly valuable to the nutrition and dietetics profession; and
WHEREAS, Nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered,
work throughout our communities in a variety of employment
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restaurants, public health agencies, Meals on Wheels and
community health programs and weight management clinics, among
others; and
WHEREAS, In these various settings, nutrition and dietetics
technicians, registered, educate clients on the connection
between food, fitness and health, oversee food service
sanitation and safety, develop menus and work with registered
dietitian nutritionists in providing medical nutrition therapy;
and
WHEREAS, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognizes
the month of March 2025 as "National Nutrition Month
®
" and
celebrates March 13, 2025, as "Nutrition and Dietetics
Technician, Registered Day"; and
WHEREAS, There are 216 nutrition dietetics technicians,
registered, in this Commonwealth as of 2021 and more than 3,700
members of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
which is an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
and advocates for the promotion of optimal nutrition, health and
well-being in this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate March 13, 2025, as
"Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered Day" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all Pennsylvanians to
recognize the contributions of nutrition and dietetics
technicians, registered, and express appreciation for their
commitment to promoting science-based nutrition in the hope of
achieving optimal health for both today and tomorrow.
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