Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition Readiness in the Force

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for registered dieticians and dietetic technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the food security status of U.S. Service Members.
  2. Articulate three actions the Department of Defense has taken to strengthen food security in the force.
  3. Identify three strategies to improve nutrition readiness in participants’ day-to-day practices.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (CDR)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 2.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Course opens: 
04/28/2025
Course expires: 
09/30/2025
Part of: 
FY25 Joint Advanced Dietetics Symposium (JANDS)

MAJ Courtney Paolicelli, DrPH, RDN, LD, CDCES, CHES. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (CDR)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 2.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

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Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest. The deadline to claim credit is Sep 30, 2025.

Access Code: Some activities require an access code to register or claim credit. Please contact the organization providing the activity for the access code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: Please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations. For additional technical support, email [email protected].