#77 - Diversity in Dietetics - Why cultural competency isn't enough to improve health care with Tamara Melton, RDN, Co-Founder of Diversify Dietetics

Today on Body Kindness we’re talking about the need to increase
diversity in the field of dietetics and you’ll learn why it
matters (including for anyone who is working on Body Kindness and
stepping away from diets and weight-focused counseling).


Tamara Melton is a dietitian on a mission. She wants to bring
diversity to the field of dietetics so that we can all do a
better job at helping the people we serve.


Tamara’s announcing a new non-profit, Diversify Dietetics, and
sharing how you can get involved. The bottom line is we will all
do a better job at enhancing the health and well-being of others
when everyone is represented -- size, race, ethnicity, gender,
ability, sexual identity.


Learn more about Diversify Dietetics: Website |
Facebook | Instagram


About Tamara: Tamara Melton is a registered
dietitian and educator, and has worked in higher education for
over 10 years. During undergrad and grad school Tamara noticed
how much the field of nutrition lacked diversity. Tamara noticed
students of color who desired to study nutrition met upon
barriers not uncommon to people of color. Tamara made it a goal
to work with students of color who are first generation college
students and first generation American - Tamara is both of these.


She has recently co-founded Diversify Dietetics with Deanna
Belleny to help students of color who have a goal to enter the
field of nutrition and dietetics. She firmly believes that
increasing the diversity in the field of nutrition (and all
health professions) will in turn improve the quality of care for
clients and patients.


Follow Tamara: Website | Twitter
| Instagram


Links mentioned


Ivy Felicia on how "healing and wellness brands" erase larger
bodies

Three Birds Counselling: Diversity Is A Good Thing: 80+
Eating Disorder & Body Image Providers & Activists

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: The
Educational Pipeline and Diversity in Dietetics by Karen Stein,
MFA



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