Advancing Equity: Cultural Competency in Nutrition

This session provides a deeper understanding of how creating culturally sensitive nutrition education materials and programs, including the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, contribute to effectively reaching diverse populations. Specifically, this session discusses the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)’s application of a “health equity lens” in its work and the importance of culturally tailored dietary interventions. Additionally, this session integrates diverse perspectives including abstract flash talk presentation discussing culturally tailored diet interventions to highlight new emerging research. The session concludes with a panel discussion with all speakers.

Organized by ASN's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee

Originally presented at NUTRITION 2025, ASN's flagship meeting which was held May 31 to June 3 in Orlando, FL.

 

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Speakers

Joachim Sackey, PhD
Associate Professor
Rutgers University, School of Health Professions
Chair, ASN Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee

Angela Odoms-Young, PhD
Associate Professor
Cornell University

Cristina Palacios, PhD
Professor and Chair
Dietetics and Nutrition
Florida International University

Minakshi Raj, PhD, MPH 
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Katie Reeves
Student
St. Catherine University

 

Learning Objectives

  • Review strategies used to incorporate health equity in the scientific review process for updating the Dietary Guidelines
  • Discuss implementation of culturally appropriate interventions to improve dietary patterns
  • Explore how point-of care web-based platform can support patients and health professionals in providing culturally relevant nutrition services

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

Course opens: 
08/18/2025
Course expires: 
08/31/2027
Cost:
$12.00
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This activity includes the following presentations:

Welcome and Introductions

Joachim Sackey, PhD
Rutgers University, School of Health Professions
Chair, ASN Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee

2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)’s Application of a Health Equity Lens

Angela Odoms-Young, PhD
Cornell University

Importance of Culturally Tailored Dietary Interventions

Cristina Palacios, PhD
Florida International University

Usability of a Novel Culturally Tailored Platform to Support Personalized and Inclusive Cuisines in Environments for Healthcare

Minakshi Raj, PhD, MPH
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Factors Affecting Implementation of a Medically-Tailored Grocery Intervention for Hispanic/Latine Individuals With Hypertension

Katie Reeves
St. Catherine University

Continuing education credit is not available for this activity. A Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded by learners who complete the course.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

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