Mission, Vision & Goals

Academy Vision

A world where all people thrive through the transformative power of food and nutrition.

Academy Mission

Accelerate improvements in global health and well-being through food and nutrition.

Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG Vision

Optimizing the population’s health through the application of public health nutrition and community nutrition principles and interventions.

Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG Mission

Empowering members to be leaders in the practice of public health nutrition and community nutrition to promote improvements in health and well-being.

Supports Strategic Plan

The Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG directly aligns with the Academy Vision, Mission, Principles, Focus Areas and Impact Goals throughout their program of work for the 2020-2023 membership years.

The following Principles directly align with the Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG efforts:

Collaborate to solve the greatest food and nutrition challenges now and in the future
Focus on system-wide impact across the food, wellness and health care sectors
Have a global impact in eliminating all forms of malnutrition
Amplify the contribution of nutrition practitioners and expand workforce capacity and capability

Additionally, all three Focus Areas (Prevention and Well-being; Health Care and Health Systems; and Food and Nutrition Safety and Security) are addressed throughout the Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG program of work. The Plan, goals and strategies correlate to the principles.

Four Overarching Goals

Build and empower a diverse membership that supports our mission and vision.
Enhance members’ knowledge and skills related to current and emerging public health nutrition and community nutrition issues through evidence-based and practice-based solutions.
Identify, develop, and work in collaborations with key partners to promote the public’s health and well-being.
Support members' involvement in public policy to promote optimal outcomes in public health nutrition and community nutrition.

Goals, Objective, Strategies, Tactics and Responsibility

Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG will adopt an implementation plan to begin facilitating work towards accomplishing the Strategic Plan. Based on the size of the project, a taskforce may be used to help with the workload. The Strategic Planning provides short-term, mid-term, and long-term activities to accomplish goals by current and future leaders of the Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG. Short-term, mid-term, and long-term evaluation of all projects and programs will be conducted to ensure high quality work, satisfied members and volunteers, and that Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG is achieving its four overarching goals detailed below to achieve its vision and mission. In addition, once the Plan is finalized, the Public Health/Community Nutrition DPG will work to develop a communication plan that will support all of the four overarching goals. More specific timelines will be established upon member and volunteer recruitment to accomplish proposed activities. The DPG Manager will provide oversight on the execution of the strategic plan with standing updates from project leads on monthly Executive Committee calls. All Executive Committee Members (elected or appointed) will be responsible for a minimum of two project activities. Evaluation results will inform current and future activities.

Goal #1	Build and Empower a Diverse Membership that Supports our Mission and Vision.
Strategy	Activities and Executive Committee Leads
Create a welcoming environment that fosters participation by a diverse (i.e., race, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, economic status) domestic and international membership.	Short Term (0-6 months)	Mid-Term (7-12 months)	Long Term (1-3 years)
	Obtain demographic information, including organizational representation, on current PHCN DPG members from the Academy.	Identify geographic areas for membership outreach through state Academy affiliates and international public health nutrition organizations; Develop an outreach plan with timelines, activities, and persons responsible from the Membership Committee.	Implement domestic and international outreach plan with ongoing evaluation and reporting on membership diversity; Revise membership outreach plan annually based on results.
	Lead: Membership Chair	Lead: Membership Chair Co-Lead: Student Member Committee Chair	Lead: Membership Chair Co-Leads: Student Member Committee Chair; Electronic Communications Chair
	Assess current initiatives to recruit a demographically diverse dietetics profession in collaboration with the Academy's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP).	Identify a representative from the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and a representative from NDEP to work with to assess resources for diverse recruitment to the dietetics profession.	Summarize gaps and provide feedback to enhance current resources for Academy-wide use for potential application to recruitment and retainment of a diverse membership.
	Lead: Diversity Chair Co-Leads: Membership Chair; Student Member Committee Chair	Lead: Diversity Chair	Lead: Diversity Chair Co-Leads: Membership Chair; Student Member Committee Chair
	Lead the Nominating Committee in soliciting and confirming the slate of candidates for elected positions (by November 1st of each year); Review and update job descriptions as needed and submit to the Executive Committee for approval.	Prepare a "slate of candidates" message to be e-blasted and directly submitted it to the DPG/MIG manager. This should be forwarded at least 30-days before the election; Notify all candidates of election results within 5 days of receiving the results from the Academy; Notifications may include a personal phone call, but must include notification in writing via email or letter.	Two months prior to terms beginning June 1st, begin transitioning elected and appointed Executive Committee members by current members serving in relevant positions.
	Lead: Nominating Committee Chair Co-Leads: Nominating Committee Chair-Elect; Nominating Committee Member	Lead: Nominating Committee Chair Co-Leads: Nominating Committee Chair-Elect; Nominating Committee Member	Lead: Nominating Committee Chair Current Executive Committee Members
	Recruit and appoint at least two members for the Awards Committee; Solicit nominations for Academy national awards and Academy Foundation awards; Prepare a soliciting message to be e-blasted by November 30th of each year.	Executive Committee reviews nominations for approval; Work with candidates, committee members, and other volunteers as needed to develop nomination packages for Academy and Academy Foundation awards. (Applications due May 29th annually.)	Award recipients notified and recognized at FNCE; on the Academy and/or Academy Foundation websites; e-blasts, etc.
	Lead: Awards Committee Chair	Lead: Awards Committee Chair Co-Lead: (review of nomination packages) House of Delegates Representative	Lead: Awards Committee Chair
Goal #2	Enhance Members' Knowledge and Skills Related to Current and Emerging Public Health Nutrition and Community Nutrition Issues Through Evidence-Based and Practice-Based Solutions.
Strategy	Activities and Executive Committee Leads
Provide and support effective training to the public health nutrition and community nutrition workforce to enhance knowledge and skills of current and potential members.	Short Term (0-6 months)	Mid-Term (7-12 months)	Long Term (1-3 years)
	Review previous member survey results and revise/edit member survey, as needed, for 2020 dissemination; Summarize and present member survey results.	Assess current professional development resources and opportunities; and Develop a professional development plan to address unmet needs and interests and to promote existing resources to current and potential members.	Annually revise, as needed, and disseminate member survey and update professional development plan based on results; Post and maintain robust resources to meet member needs and interest on the PHCN DPG website.
	Lead: Membership Chair Co-Lead: Student Member Committee Chair	Lead: Professional Development Committee Chair	Lead: Professional Development Committee Chair Co-Leads: Membership Chair; Student Member Committee Chair; Website Editor
	Contact authors of the Public Health Nutrition Workforce Capacity Study for final results and analyses.	Coordinate with authors for discussion of potential collaboration with the PHCN DPG.	Incorporate findings into the collaboration plan developed as part of the activities to achieve GOAL #3 (below).
	Lead: Past-Chair	Lead: Past-Chair	Lead: Chair Co-Lead: Chair-Elect
	Ongoing
	Submit at least one FNCE session per year. (Ongoing)
	Lead: Chair-Elect
	Engage in at least one annual webinar with an external partner. (Ongoing)
	Lead: Professional Development Committee Chair
Goal #3	Identify, Develop, and Work in Collaboration with Key Partners to Promote the Public's Health and Well-Being
Strategy	Activities and Executive Committee Leads
The Public/Community Nutrition DPG and its members work with collaborators within the Academy's organizational unites, as well as international, national, state, and local groups on joint activities to leverage resources and implement approaches to promote the public's nutrition status, especially of vulnerable populations.	Short Term (0-6 months)	Mid-Term (7-12 months)	Long Term (1-3 years)
	Compile a resource directory with contact information of potential collaborators within the Academy's organizational units (i.e., DPGs, MIGs, and Committees), and domestic international public health nutrition organizations and programs.	Review the strategic plans of potential internal and external collaborators to assess for similarities and gaps in scopes of work, and opportunities for collaboration on resources, projects, initiatives, and cross-promotion.	With input and oversight from internal and external collaborators, develop, implement, and evaluate a collaboration plan with timelines, activities, and persons responsible; Revise collaboration plan annually based on results.
	Lead: Chair Co-Lead: Chair-Elect	Lead: Chair Co-Lead: Chair-Elect	Lead: Chair Co-Lead: Chair-Elect
	Ongoing
	Serves on the governing board of the DPG; Serves as a technical expert in a particular area of practice, education or research for other delegates; Identifies and proposes to the HOD, initiatives in dietetics research, education, and practice. (Ongoing)
	Lead: House of Delegates Representative
Goal #4	Support Members' Involvement in Public Policy to Promote Optimal Outcomes in Public Health Nutrition and Community Nutrition.
Strategy	Activities and Executive Committee Leads
Assist the Academy in providing training attendees of the Public Policy Workshop and other opportunities on public health-oriented legislation related to programs, systems, policies and environments that aims to improve the nutritional status of domestic and global populations, especially of vulnerable populations	Short Term (0-6 months)	Mid-Term (7-12 months)	Long Term (1-3 years)
	Ongoing
	Respond to the action alerts and requests for input from the Academy. (Ongoing)
	Lead: Policy and Advocacy Leader
	Reach out to Public Policy Workshop organizers about possible public health-related legislation targeted for the Public Policy Workshop. (Ongoing)
	Lead: Policy and Advocacy Leader
	Identify an appropriate person to provide training to Public Policy Workshop organizers on public health-oriented legislation. (Ongoing)
	Have one PHCN DPG member attend the Public Policy Workshop and provide an oral report back to the PHCN DPG. (Ongoing)
	Lead: Policy and Advocacy Leader

Annual Reports:

2022-2023
2020-2021