DD webinar bundles are now here! No matter your area of interest or specialty, we have webinars for you - with insights from seasoned professionals from the DD community. See below for more information on which webinars are included in this bundle package. 

*CEU applications are currently pending.

Webinar 1: A Taste of Faith Ramadan Reset + Q&A

By Yaqutullah Ibraheem Muhammad, MS, RDN, LD, FAC-P/PM

A Workshop- 60-minute highly engaging, interactive and skill building experience. The session will include breakouts and handouts where participants learn and use resources that they can also share with their clients and peers. We will also highlight action items for participants and work through resources in the breakout sessions.

Webinar 2: Navigating Beverage Options in Mexican-American Communities + Q&A

By Krista Linares, MPH, RD

Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage intake is a growing public health priority aimed at the Mexican-American community. However, public health interventions and dietary guidelines aimed at reducing SSB intake in the Mexican-American community ignore the important role of home-prepared SSBs in Mexican food culture, as well as the socioeconomic drivers of SSB intake in the Mexican and Mexican-American community. This presentation will explore the history of flavored beverages in Mexican food culture, examine drivers of SSB intake, including water security/safety and targeted marketing, and suggest priorities for addressing SSB intake for dietitians working at the policy, community, and individual levels.

Webinar 3: Tackling Health Misconceptions within African American Communities of Faith + Q&A 

By Jillian Quainoo, RDN

What does it look like to connect the reality of religious coping in the African American community with the hope of wellness? African Americans have historically utilized places of faith to build community and rise amidst the ashes of racism. Nevertheless, there may be a growing need for public health partnerships amongst these communities of faith. According to the CDC, the rate of chronic illnesses among African Americans aged 20-40 has increased within the last 17 years. With social determinants such as poverty being considerable issues, there are many things dietitians and health professionals can do to encourage trust within this demographic. This session will provide some helpful tools to navigate in this arena.

Webinar 4: Mental Health and the Role It Plays in Healthy Eating Patterns in the South Asian Population + Q&A

By Rita K. Saeed, MS, RDN, CDN

South Asians living in the U.S. are more likely to develop preventable health problems compared to family members living in their home country. This presentation explores the nuanced factors that make it difficult for South Asians to eat healthy, focusing on the relationship to their cultural foods. Topics discussed will include a first-hand perspective on multigenerational struggles with healthy eating patterns, social constructs around food, and how the sense of identity can impact eating behaviors.

Webinar 5: How Does Intuitive Eating Fit Into Indigenous Communities + Q&A

By Denee Bex, MPH, RD, CDCES

The goal of this session is to discuss the current eating environment of Indigenous communities and to discuss how intuitive eating compliments the structural and social determinants of health in Indigenous communities. The session will demonstrate how approaching nutrition education in Indigenous communities needs to be more inclusive and to highlight that a healthy diet can include traditional and cultural Indigenous foods. For decades, nutrition education in Indigenous communities has been framed from the perspective that cultural foods do not have a place in a healthy diet, however, this simply is not true. We must start developing more inclusive nutrition education messages if we are to have any impact on the Indigenous community. The speaker will discuss how her experiences as an Indigenous (Navajo) community member has shaped her outlook on nutrition education in her community.

Webinar 6: Nutrition Education for Neurodivergent Kids and Teens + Q&A

By Kristie Cabrera

Grocery shopping, cooking, and eating are all complex activities that demand physical and cognitive skills as well as the ability to process various sensory information. Many neurodivergent and disabled people have difficulty performing these skills and as a result their relationship with food and nutritional health is impacted. This presentation will review the basics of sensory processing and various physical and cognitive difficulties, the impact these difficulties have on food activities and things to consider to support these populations