Continuing Education
Continuing Education and Professional Development
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Provides a variety of resources to support nutrition professionals in building a strong knowledge base in nutrition.
Continuing Professional Education CoursesFood and Health Communications.
Lists computer based courses approved for Continuing Professional Education credit for members of American Dietetic Association (RDs and DTRs) and Dietitians of Canada.
Online Professional Development Center for EducatorsFramingham State University.
4-week online graduate nutrition courses for teachers, school nutrition directors, school nurses and other school professionals.
Culinary Techniques OnlineNational Food Service Management Institute.
Interactive, self-paced, computer-based instructional programs designed for food service assistants. Each includes interactive learning activities, glossary, recipes, video clips, activity index, and links to resources.
EatSmart LessonsLouisiana State University Agricultural Center.
EatSmart is a web-based nutrition curriculum developed by a team of nutrition specialists. The curriculum is organized into six sections: Basic Nutrition, The Nutrients, Stretching Your Food Dollars, Nutrition & Chronic Disease, Nutrition & the Life Cycle and Food Safety. Each section has several lessons covering different topics. Each lesson includes pre and post-tests.
Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
The Empowering Youth modules contain current nutrition
and physical activity information to enhance the knowledge
of afterschool program leaders and classroom teachers. The resource also includes a module on MyPyramid, interactive games, and a quiz!
Online Educational Opportunities
National Food Service Management Institute.
Provides information about educational opportunities ranging from one-hour programs at conferences to satellite seminars to two-week workshops at the University of Mississippi.
Online Nutrition EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst.
Describes computer based nutrition and food safety courses and workshops available for K-12 Teachers, day care providers, nutritionists, dietitians, health educators, college students, food service staff, and other health and social service professionals.
School Nutrition Association Continuing Education OnlineSchool Nutrition Association.
SNA provides certification programs for child nutrition professions including; entry-level assistant, cook, manager or district director.
Childhood Obesity PreventionCenter of Excellence in Training and Research Translation at the University of North Carolina
This module builds upon the first two modules in the series, Nutrition and Health and Physical Activity and Health. Please refer to these modules if you are interested in how to meet the nutrition and physical activity recommendations for overall health. This training provides practitioners with a knowledge base of successful intervention strategies to address childhood obesity by developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions in their own communities.