Healthy and Safe Food

HealthyAndSafeFood.com offers an expertise in specialized applied nutrition services, including nutrient analysis and food allergen identification & protection procedures. In addition, we offer an extensive experience in clinical nutrition management and nutrition counseling services.

 Food Allergens

• Williamson County Schools  "Managing Food Allergies in Schools," Franklin, TN,  March 2015
• National Food Service Management Institute "Managing Food Allergies in Schools," Oxford, MS, February 2015
• Florida School Nutrition Association "The Kiss of Death - Food Allergies," Daytona Beach, FL, May 2015
• Ball State University "The Kiss or Death - Food Allergies," Muncie, IN, December 2014.
  
• National Food Service Management Institute "Managing Food Allergies in Schools,"Hattiesburg, MS, October 2014
  
• National Food Service Management Institute, Managing Food Allergies and Celiac Disease, Oxford, MS, April 2013
• Food & Culinary Professionals Webinar Beyond the Basics: Managing Food Allergens Where Consumers Purchase Food December 2012
• Colorado Dietetic Association - The Kiss of Death - Food Allergens Westminster, CO March 2012
• Texas Association of School Nutrition, San Antonio, TX, June 2010 
• Washington State Dietetic Association, Annual Conference, Seatle, WA, April 2010.  
• US Foodservice Charlotte Healthcare Division, Asheville, NC, Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, March 2007
• Hipp Foodservice Food Show, North Platte, NE, August 2003
• EG Forrest Food Service Food Show, Winston-Salem, NC, August, 2003
• US Foodservice Raleigh Branch, Raleigh, NC, August 2002

Food Safety in Immunocompromised Individuals

• South Carolina ANFP, Culture Change: Food Safety in Home-Style Dining, Greenville, SC, March 2013
• New York State Dietetic Association, "Establishing the RD as a Food Safety Expert", White Plains, NY, May, 2011
• Foothills District Dietetic Association, "Establishin the RD as a Food Safety Expert", Hickory, NC, February, 2011
• Dietitians in Health Care Communities "Food Handling During Home-style Dining Asheville, NC. Sept 2010
• Florida Dietetic Association Symposium, "Establishin the RD as a Food Safety Expert", Orlando, FL, July 2010 
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Education Conference and Exhibition, Reno, NV, June 2003
• Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) presentation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 2003 
• American Dietetic Association—Identification and Education in the Clinical Setting of Clients in Need of Food Safety Education (co-presentation), Philadelphia, PA, October 2002 
• Steritech Food Safety Division Horizons Conference, Myrtle Beach, NC, August 2002
• North Carolina Dietetic Association, Raleigh, NC, April 2002
• Virginia Dietetic Association, Blacksburg, VA, April 2002
• US Foodservice Charlotte Healthcare Division, Greensboro, NC, January, 2002
• Clinical Nutrition Managers Symposium, Savannah, GA, May 2001

Clinical Nutrition:

• Williamson County Schools "Nutrition 101" Franklin, TN, March 2015
  
• South Dakota School Nutrition Association, Nutrition 101, Brandon SD Aug 2013
• Tennesee School Nutrition Association, Nutrition 101, Gatlinburg, TN June 2013
  
• North Carolina School Nutrition Association, Meeting Children’s Special Food & Nutrition Needs in Child Nutrition Programs, Greensboro, NC June 2013
• National Food Service Management Institute, Meeting Children’s Special Food & Nutrition Needs in Child Nutrition Programs, Oxford, MS April 2013
• Louisiana School Nutrition Association NFSMI's Nutrition 101, Monroe, LA June 2012
• Academy Medical Systems, Instructor (various cities), Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status, 1997-1998
• Dietary Managers Association Conference, Practical Application of the National Renal Diet, Kansas City, MO 1996
• Dietary Managers Course Instructor: Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, Therapeutic Nutrition, 1997-1998
• International Congress on Nutrition & Metabolism in Renal Disease, Harrogate, U.K., Poster Session, Strategies to Improve Protein Intake in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients, August 1991 

School Foodservice:

           Healthy Edge, School Nutrition Assoc.

• Gilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC, August & November 2001
• Cabarrus County Schools, Concord, NC May 2001

         General Topics

• Greenville County Schools, SC, Back-to-school Workshop, August 2006
• National Foodservice Management Institute (NFSMI) Seminar, Responding to a Recall, Hot Springs, AR, October 2004
• South Carolina School Nutrition Association, Childhood Obesity, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 2003
• Yadkin County Schools, NC, Back-to-school Workshop, August 2001

Food Labeling

• US Foodservice Raleigh Branch, Raleigh, NC, August 2002

Clinical Applications of HACCP in Enteral (Tubefeeding) Systems

• Clinical Nutrition Managers Symposium, Charleston, SC, March 2003
• Clinical Nutrition Managers Symposium, San Diego, CA, March 2002
• Foothills District Dietetic Association, Hickory, NC, November 2001 
• Metrolina Dietary Managers Association, Charlotte, NC, August 2001

Norovirus

• North Dakota Long Term Care Association "Norovirus - Too Tough to Tame?" Bismarck, ND April 2015
• (written) Norovirus for IFIC Food Safety Communication Document (pending publication) March 2015
• National Food Service Management Institute, Play Your P.A.R.T. in Norovirus Control, Oxford, MS, February 2015
• Palm Beach Schools "Play a P.A.R.T to Control Norovirus" Palm Beach, FL, February 2015
• Major Cities - National Food Service Management Institute, Play Your P.A.R.T. in Norovirus Control, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2014
• Dorchester School District 2, Summerville SC, Norovirus - Too Tough to Tame, January 2014
  
• National Food Service Management Institute - Play Your P.A.R.T. in Norovirus Control, Oxford, MS April 2013
• National Food Service Management Institute - Norovirus Train-the-Trainer, Oxford, MS November 2012
• National Food Service Management Institute - Norovirus Train-the-Trainer, Oxford, MS October 2012
• Ohio Association of Nutrition & Food Professionals Norovirus: Too Tough to Tame? Perrysburg, OH August 2012
• Rhode Island Health Care Association Norovirus: Too Tough to Tame? Warwick, RI August 2012
• Food & Culinary Professionals Webinar Norovirus: Prevention, Response and Training October 2012
• Conference for Food Protection - Norovirus Workshop Panel - Indianapolis, IN April 2012
• Foothills District Dietetic Association - Hickory, NC March 2012
• School Nutrition Association Annual National Conference Play a P.A.R.T. in Norovirus Control, Nashville, TN, July 2011
• Developer of Norovirus Resources for National Food Service Management Institute www.TheICN.org/norovirus

Foodservice Management:

           Healthy Food Preparation Techniques

• National Food Service Management Institute, Inventory Management and Tracking, Oxford, MS April 2013
• Hipp Foodservice Food Show, North Platt, NE, August 2002
• McIntyre Foodservice School Food Show, Columbia, SC, Charlotte, NC, Hickory, NC, and Goldsboro, NC, Feb 2002

          General Topics

• Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC, Guest Speaker: Institutional Foodservice: Healthcare, January 2006
• EG Forrest Foodservice Food Show, Managing With Your Menu, Winston-Salem, NC, August 2005
• American Culinary Federation Sanitation/Food Safety Review Course, Orlando, FL, July 2004
• National Foodservice Management Institute (NFSMI) Seminar, Human Resource Management Skills, Huron, SD, October 2004
• Nicholas and Sons Foodservice Food Show, Vegetarian: Go Green, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004
• Arkansas Dietetic Association, Establishing the RD as a Food Safety Expert, Little Rock, AR, April 2004
• Hipp Foodservice Food Show, Continuous Readiness, North Platte, NE, August 2003
• Springfield Grocer Company, Liberalized Diets, Springfield, MO, October 2002
• US Foodservice Raleigh Branch, Vegetarian: Go Green, Raleigh, NC, August 2002
• Dietary Managers Association, Success Through Monitoring CQI & Creating a Culture of Continuous Readiness, Norfolk, VA, July 2002
• Burlington Foodservice, Inc, Managing With Your Menu, Burlington, VT, April 2002
• North Carolina Assisted Living Association, Survey Readiness & Modified Diets, High Point, NC, November 2001
• Certified Dietary Manager Review Course, Asheville, NC, Fayetteville, NC, and Greenville, NC, September 2001
• US Foodservice Raleigh Branch, Menu Development, Raleigh, NC, August 2001
• Academy Medical Systems, Instructor (various cities) “Competency Assessment through Criteria-Based Performance Appraisals” 1997-1998

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