dietitian as a educator & innovator

By: Susan Albert

Dietitian as a Educator & Innovator

How many of you think of nutrition when you think of nuclear technology?

Nuclear War Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ezGpadWDn0&feature=related

Healthcare Trends

Hunger & Poverty in 3rd world countries International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) UN’s Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) More Fertile Fields

Treatment of complex forms of cancer Improved nutrition & well-being

Micronutrient deficiencies

(IAEA, 2011)

Societal Factors

Safe food supply after nuclear war (OISM, 2004)

U.S. nuclear superpower (Choi, 2011) Nuclear technology for irrigation in Libya

& Algeria (Afrol News, 2012) IAEA Fertigation

http://potatoes.wsu.edu/research/equip_gallery/31-sprayer-02.htm

Futurists

Oman, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland (Choi, 2011)

Analyst Dick Pelletier (Pelletier, 2012)

Job Description

Job title: Registered Dietitian, Nuclear War Research Specialist

Summary Job duties & Responsibilities

Position: Day to Day Duties

Conduct research in lab at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC

Develop educational seminars Travel throughout the country

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Job Description Continued…

Location: The Brookings Institute in Washington, DC

Salary: $55,000 to $70,000 Who to Contact: Susan Albert, Research

Director at 1-800-679-4250 or salbert@brookingsinstitue.edu

Justification for salary: Experience needed in multiple areas, travel throughout the United States to educate, research & develop new technology

Key Qualifications

Bachelors in Nutrition or Dietetics Registered Dietitian (2-4 years

experience) Completion of Nuclear Science 1-2 year

program 2 to 3 years experience in food science

and nutrition counseling Chemistry and Food science background

Five Competencies

SP 1.5: Conduct research projects using appropriate research methods, ethical procedures and statistical analysis

SP 2.3: Design, implement, and evaluate presentations considering, cultural diversity and educational background of the target audience

SP 2.12: Demonstrate professional attributes such as advocacy, customer focus, risk taking, critical thinking, flexibility, time management, work prioritization and work ethic within various organizational cultures

Competencies

SP 3.5: Deliver respectful, science-based answers to consumer questions concerning emerging trends

SP 4.6: Use current informatics technology to develop, store, retrieve and disseminate information and data

Target Population

All United States residents Infants, children and the elderly Everyone should be educated on the

possibility of nuclear war

Conclusion

Nutrition and nuclear technology go hand in hand

More research needs to be conducted Nuclear technology is being used to:

Decrease hunger and poverty in 3rd world countries

Treatment of cancer Improved nutrition and well being

Do I see myself in this role?How has this assignment changed my perceptions/views?

References

Afrol News. (2012). Nuclear technology for irrigation in Libya, Algeria. Retrieved from: http://www.afrol.com/articles/35764

Choi, C. (2011). Small nuclear war could reverse global warming for years. Retrieved from: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/110223-nuclear-war-winter-global-

warming-environment-science-climate-change/

International Atomic Energy Agency. (2011). Nuclear technologies solving problems. Retrieved from: http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Booklets/IaeaGlace/chapter5.html

Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. (2004). Nuclear war survival skills. Retrieved from: http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p920.htm

Pelletier, D. (2012). Terrorist nuclear attack likely within decade, says analysts. Retrieved from: http://positivefuturist.com/archive/151.html