Media Information

As food and nutrition experts, Registered Dietitians are the source for credible, evidence-based, and timely food and nutrition information.  Registered dietitians can communicate the latest nutrition research and offer practical solutions for consumers to eat right. 

If you are in need of a food and nutrition expert for your story contact the ODA Media Representatives. 

Visit the Members in the Media page and see how Oregon dietitians are currently contributing to the media.

The goal of the media team is to help media report relevant, current, science-supported facts about food, nutrition, culinary nutrition, and food safety to our communities.  During 2008-09, the media team did just that.  With the help of Mary Clusky, a 5-year marketing plan to market Oregon Registered Dietitians as the nutrition expert was finalized and maps out a timeline to identify target audiences and needs for RDs and to create a plan to market the RD with measureable outcomes. 

In February 2009, Members in the Media  was launched as a way to recognize and promote ODA members quoted in all media outlets.  Four new hits were reported last month.  Link to our page to see these wonderful features and remember to submit your media hits and we’ll add them to the Members in the Media Gallery.

National Nutrition Month® 2009 was a huge success in promoting ODA members.  Governor Ted Kulongoski signed two proclamations.  The first announced March as National Nutrition Month® and the second was to declare March 11, 2009 as Registered Dietitian Day in Oregon.  The media team also sent a press release to major media contacts throughout Oregon along with a canvas reusable grocery tote with the ODA and Eat Right logos.  Two Tri-Met bus advertisements with the same logo were purchased and ran for the month of March.  The two buses were spotted all over town.  Click here to see pictures of the bus ad and grocery totes and find links to the Governor’s proclamation and press release.