Empowering Nutrition Educators to Engage Populations in Substance Use Recovery

This session will employ a panel of experts to address and promote applied research related to identifying, engaging and empowering the 20 million American citizens in recovery for substance use. Healing the whole person (social, mental, spiritual, physical, etc.) requires nutrition educators to effectively partner with clinical professionals in the recovery setting. Recovery is characterized by malnutrition, low energy, fatigue, impaired metabolism and satiety cues, weight concerns and sleep disorders. Meaningful participation with this population will not only improve treatment outcomes but also maximize food security, nutrition and physical activity to help ensure no citizen is left behind.