Presenter: Mary Beth Augustine, RDN, CDN, FAND; Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RDN, LDN, EBQ; Rebecca Katz, MS; Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, CDN
Format: Video of slides with synchronized audio

Join leading food and nutrition “champions” Mary Beth Augustine, Rebecca Katz, Stefanie Sacks, and Kathie Swift as they provide an overview of food and nutrition from a socioecological perspective, and share their best practices as “influencers” in the individual, interpersonal, organizational, community and policy spheres, and learn how you can expand your spheres of influence.

Learning Objectives
- Critically analyze the socioecological model spheres of influence and how they relate to food and nutrition.
- Describe three ways to move beyond the individual sphere of influence in their own practice
- Identify two organizations in their community that may benefit from a food and nutrition “champion.”
- Identify one way to influence behavioral change and food and nutrition health promotion at the public policy levels.