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Accommodations, Allergies and Advocacy in School Meals

Accommodations, Allergies and Advocacy in School Meals

Accommodations, Allergies and Advocacy in School Meals

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DPG42 School Nutrition Services (SNS) - Member $0.00
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DPG42 School Nutrition Services (SNS) - Student $0.00

Date: March 27
Time: 2-3 p.m. (Central time)

This webinar will discuss the requirements to accommodate students with food allergies and other disabilities within school meal programs. In addition, speakers will delve into the practical application of these requirements and offer real world examples of how schools can safely manage these requirements and consider opportunities for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) in the school nutrition space. Lastly, RDNs will learn how they can support school meal programs in these efforts.

Product Publish Details

Release Date: March 27, 2025

SKU: WEBAAA327

CPEU: 1.00 (Valid Until January 6, 2028)

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the legal and regulatory requirements for accommodating students with disabilities and allergies in the school meal programs.
  • Discuss best practices for developing and managing allergy safe menus.
  • Recognize the critical role of RDNs in supporting schools by providing expertise in menu planning, staff training, and addressing individual dietary needs.

Performance Indicators

  • 13.2.1 Identifies determinants of health and influences on population health status.
  • 2.2.3 Implements strategies to identify or create culturally sensitive resources to support the needs of target population(s) through multiple mediums.
  • 9.4.3 Identifies research gaps to support conscious decision-making.

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Sarah Combs, MS, RDN

Moderator

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Angela Gomez, RDN, SNS

Speaker

Angela Gomez (she/her) is a Dietitian and Strategic Marketing Manager with Nourish Partners and a School Nutrition Specialist. In 2017, she unexpectedly fell in love with School Nutrition during her dietetic internship and has been in School Nutrition ever since. Angela enjoys creating social media content specific to School Nutrition, managing meal modifications in schools, menu planning, and loves learning from and collaborating with other School Nutrition Professionals. Angela sees School Nutrition as the perfect place to bridge her passion for tasty food, nutrition education, health equity, and food justice. She loves any opportunity to be creative and feels that the world of School Nutrition continues to be a great place to flex those creative muscles.

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Rebecca Garofano MS, RDN

Speaker

With a professional background in nonprofits focused on environmental health and agroecology, Rebecca currently works as the School Dietitian for the Syracuse City School District, where her primary responsibilities include meal accommodations, nutrition security, and recipe production. She is passionate about equitable food and health systems that are rooted in relationships and collaboration.

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