• WHO can become a member?


    One national dietetics association in each country is eligible to be a Member of ICDA. If there is more than one national dietetics association in a country, the associations are to decide between them which association will apply to be the ICDA Member.

    Where a country does not have a national dietetic association and the Dietitians and Nutritionists have joined with Dietitians and Nutritionists in one or more other countries to form a single regional dietetics association, the regional dietetics association will be considered equal to a national dietetics association.
     

    Education and practice criteria

    • Professional societies or associations whose members have education qualifications in food, nutrition and dietetics recognized by a national authority.
    • The majority (51% or more) of members have completed the education qualifications in food, nutrition and dietetics recognized by a national authority
    • The national education standard meets or exceeds the international education standard of a minimum of a bachelor degree (baccalaureate) in food, nutrition and dietetics plus at least 500 hours of supervised professional practice OR members of the national dietetics association obtain their education in another country where the education standard meets or exceeds the international education standard.
    • The majority (51% or more) of members of the national dietetics association apply the science of nutrition to the feeding and education of groups of people and individuals, in health and disease in their professional practice.

     

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