Promoting & Learning about Nutrition and Food Safety Through Social Media

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The field of dietetics is not know for being "above the curve" on basically anything. Some people see dietitians as scary, overbearing, or intimidating. In order to change this perception, we need to change our approach. According to the author of this article, Alice Henneman, MS,RD, there are a variety of ways to get our message out there in a way that everyone can see it, and this is through social media. Henneman used these sources to distribute information about food safety, but it could just as easily be used in a company, hospital, or outpatient facility as a source for patients when the dietitian may not be available.
This article was written in 2011, and then, 79% of American adults used some type of social networking/social media. I can only assume that number is higher now due to the easy availability of these sites. Henneman's article gives an easy yet thorough guide to different social networking platforms such as YouTube, SlideShare, Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, and more. I think that a lot of people may know how to use one or two of these sites, but this article really gives a good, quick explanation about each to allow you to choose the best format for whatever you are working on. I could definitely see using this in the dietetics field in the future.

Henneman, MS, RD, A. (2011, September 9). Promoting & Learning about Nutrition and Food Safety through Social Media. Retrieved November 11, 2014, from http://food.unl.edu/fnh/nutrition-foodsafety-social-media.

 -JR

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