First of all I wish to thank our LDA Board of Director for their permission to revise, renovate, and renew our LDA Website. I think it is FABULOUS! Most of the credit for all this great look and hard work goes to Kristy Harrigill from Eunice, LA. Kristy is our new Web Page Chair. She took a few ideas which we discussed in conference calls, added her imagination, and passed along what we wanted to Scott Wilson, our Web Master. Kristy and Scott have worked hand in hand to accomplish the new refreshing look. Although some areas are still under construction, 80% of the site is complete. Please let Kristy know what you think or what needs to be added at kpharrigill@charter.net.

Health care reform is a hot subject in Washington, DC as well as everywhere else in the nation. While at ADA FNCE in Denver this past week, the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) bills were merged and will be presented to the full Senate soon. The House bill is expected to be completed by late October. After the Senate and House bills pass their respective votes from the full houses, they will be combined. This will be when it is very important that you write letters of support to keep the existing language intact. As it stands at the time of this writing, here is a breakdown of what is in the Senate bill that could pertain to us as dietitians:

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Jo Jo Dantone-Debarbieri
Jo Jo Dantone-Debarbieris