{"id":1749,"date":"2019-09-20T15:31:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T21:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/blog\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2019-09-20T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T21:31:27","slug":"malnutrition-awareness-week-september-23-27th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/malnutrition-awareness-week-september-23-27th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Malnutrition Awareness Week: September 23-27th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently, UAND\u2019s Advocacy Pillar worked with Governor Herbert\u2019s office to recognize the week of September 23-27, 2019 as\u00a0Malnutrition\u00a0Awareness\u00a0Week in Utah which coincides with a national effort through the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Read the letter your UAND Advocacy Pillar sent to the governor\u2019s office<\/span> here<\/strong><\/a> and read the official declaration<\/span> here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you to Governor Herbert for being the first governor in the country<\/strong> to officially declare Malnutrition Awareness Week in the state; to commit to educating healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers on the consequences of malnutrition; and recognize the positive effect nutrition has on patient outcomes. Keep reading for more information and resources on this national effort!<\/span><\/p>\n

Next week, join ASPEN for<\/span> Malnutrition Awareness Week<\/a>™<\/sup>, September 23-27, 2019! Every September since 2012, ASPEN holds Malnutrition Awareness Week, their annual campaign to help everyone understand this often poorly diagnosed condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal of Malnutrition Awareness Week is to educate healthcare professionals to identify and treat for malnutrition earlier; educate consumers\/patients to discuss their nutrition status with healthcare professionals; and to increase awareness of nutrition\u2019s role on patient recovery. As dietitians, NDTRs, and nutrition professionals, we have an important role in the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in pediatric, adult, senior, and special populations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malnutrition Awareness Week is filled with valuable educational webinars and sharing of informational materials. There will be valuable educational webinars, on-demand videos, and support materials from clinical nutrition experts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Continuing education credit is available for each webinar. ASPEN is accredited to provide medical, pharmacy, nursing and dietetic credits. CE credits are free to ASPEN members and members of ambassador organizations! The webinar schedule is below; register for each webinar<\/span> here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Programming for ASPEN Malnutrition Awareness Week 2019 focuses on optimizing nutritional interventions for at-risk and malnourished adult and pediatric populations. It covers malnutrition related to disease-, psychological-, and socioeconomical-associated states.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join the conversation online by using the hashtag #MAW2019. For more information, visit<\/span> www.nutritioncare.org\/maw<\/a>. We hope you can participate and help spread awareness here in Utah!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Resources for healthcare professionals from ASPEN and other organizations to help clinicians and administrators in the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease-related malnutrition, can be found<\/span> here.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0They include:<\/span><\/p>\n