Legislation Survey

In our profession it is hard to ignore the recent Action Alerts from the ADA for health reform. As registered dietitians, we have the knowledge and expertise to have far-reaching impacts in several areas of legislation. The GDA recognizes this and currently the legislative branch is monitoring our state's legislative efforts and planning for future policy development. If you believe that something needs to be addressed to improve the health of Georgia's residents, or to increase the visibility of our profession, now is the opportunity to be heard. Please complete this survey to aid the legislative branch in determining their objectives for the upcoming year. We appreciate your input!

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Communicating national legislative issues	Communicating national legislative issues Yes	Communicating national legislative issues No
Communicating state legislative issues	Communicating state legislative issues Yes	Communicating state legislative issues No

Yes

Communicating national legislative issues

Communicating national legislative issues Yes

Communicating national legislative issues No

Communicating state legislative issues

Communicating state legislative issues Yes

Communicating state legislative issues No

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Have you ever met your local representaives?	Have you ever met your local representaives? Yes	Have you ever met your local representaives? No	Have you ever met your local representaives? NA
If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day?	If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day? Yes	If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day? No	If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day? NA

Yes

Have you ever met your local representaives?

Have you ever met your local representaives? Yes

Have you ever met your local representaives? No

Have you ever met your local representaives? NA

If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day?

If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day? Yes

If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day? No

If yes, was your meeting during the GDA Legislative Day? NA

1 (Low)

2 (Moderate)

3 (High)

Expansion of MNT reimbursement- Obesity management:

Expansion of MNT reimbursement- Obesity management: 1 (Low)

Expansion of MNT reimbursement- Obesity management: 2 (Moderate)

Expansion of MNT reimbursement- Obesity management: 3 (High)

Expansion of MNT... Cardiovascular disease management:

Expansion of MNT... Cardiovascular disease management: 1 (Low)

Expansion of MNT... Cardiovascular disease management: 2 (Moderate)

Expansion of MNT... Cardiovascular disease management: 3 (High)

Expansion of MNT... Pre-diabetes:

Expansion of MNT... Pre-diabetes: 1 (Low)

Expansion of MNT... Pre-diabetes: 2 (Moderate)

Expansion of MNT... Pre-diabetes: 3 (High)

Expansion of MNT... Private Insurance coverage for existing Medicare MNT reimbursement (Diabetes & Renal):

Expansion of MNT... Private Insurance coverage for existing Medicare MNT reimbursement (Diabetes & Renal): 1 (Low)

Expansion of MNT... Private Insurance coverage for existing Medicare MNT reimbursement (Diabetes & Renal): 2 (Moderate)

Expansion of MNT... Private Insurance coverage for existing Medicare MNT reimbursement (Diabetes & Renal): 3 (High)

School nutrition (SN)- Farm-to-school efforts:

School nutrition (SN)- Farm-to-school efforts: 1 (Low)

School nutrition (SN)- Farm-to-school efforts: 2 (Moderate)

School nutrition (SN)- Farm-to-school efforts: 3 (High)

SN- Inclusion of physical education in the school curriculum:

SN- Inclusion of physical education in the school curriculum: 1 (Low)

SN- Inclusion of physical education in the school curriculum: 2 (Moderate)

SN- Inclusion of physical education in the school curriculum: 3 (High)

SN- Implementation of school gardens in the school curriculum:

SN- Implementation of school gardens in the school curriculum: 1 (Low)

SN- Implementation of school gardens in the school curriculum: 2 (Moderate)

SN- Implementation of school gardens in the school curriculum: 3 (High)

SN- Inclusion of school breakfasts in the funding formula for Georgia funds:

SN- Inclusion of school breakfasts in the funding formula for Georgia funds: 1 (Low)

SN- Inclusion of school breakfasts in the funding formula for Georgia funds: 2 (Moderate)

SN- Inclusion of school breakfasts in the funding formula for Georgia funds: 3 (High)

SN- Provide Georgia’s children with quality, nutritious meals that promote optimum health and optimum body weight:

SN- Provide Georgia’s children with quality, nutritious meals that promote optimum health and optimum body weight: 1 (Low)

SN- Provide Georgia’s children with quality, nutritious meals that promote optimum health and optimum body weight: 2 (Moderate)

SN- Provide Georgia’s children with quality, nutritious meals that promote optimum health and optimum body weight: 3 (High)

SN- Improve young children’s access to nutritious meals in child care:

SN- Improve young children’s access to nutritious meals in child care: 1 (Low)

SN- Improve young children’s access to nutritious meals in child care: 2 (Moderate)

SN- Improve young children’s access to nutritious meals in child care: 3 (High)

Community/ Public Health (C/PH)- Increase funding for health promotion activities through community-based nutrition programs:

Community/ Public Health (C/PH)- Increase funding for health promotion activities through community-based nutrition programs: 1 (Low)

Community/ Public Health (C/PH)- Increase funding for health promotion activities through community-based nutrition programs: 2 (Moderate)

Community/ Public Health (C/PH)- Increase funding for health promotion activities through community-based nutrition programs: 3 (High)

C/PH- Implementation of the Fresh Food Initiative that enables healthy food access in all communities:

C/PH- Implementation of the Fresh Food Initiative that enables healthy food access in all communities: 1 (Low)

C/PH- Implementation of the Fresh Food Initiative that enables healthy food access in all communities: 2 (Moderate)

C/PH- Implementation of the Fresh Food Initiative that enables healthy food access in all communities: 3 (High)

C/PH- Increase funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs (SNAP) in light of recent food insecurity data:

C/PH- Increase funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs (SNAP) in light of recent food insecurity data: 1 (Low)

C/PH- Increase funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs (SNAP) in light of recent food insecurity data: 2 (Moderate)

C/PH- Increase funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs (SNAP) in light of recent food insecurity data: 3 (High)

C/PH- Increase funding for SNAP healthier foods and double the value of SNAP dollars when utilized at farmers markets:

C/PH- Increase funding for SNAP healthier foods and double the value of SNAP dollars when utilized at farmers markets: 1 (Low)

C/PH- Increase funding for SNAP healthier foods and double the value of SNAP dollars when utilized at farmers markets: 2 (Moderate)

C/PH- Increase funding for SNAP healthier foods and double the value of SNAP dollars when utilized at farmers markets: 3 (High)

Food Service- Adoption of ‘green’ benchmarks in food service settings:

Food Service- Adoption of ‘green’ benchmarks in food service settings: 1 (Low)

Food Service- Adoption of ‘green’ benchmarks in food service settings: 2 (Moderate)

Food Service- Adoption of ‘green’ benchmarks in food service settings: 3 (High)

Legislation Survey

1. GDA 2010 Legislation Survey

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* 1. Do you know how to contact your local representatives?

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* 2. Is there any way that GDA could assist you in contacting your representatives?

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* 3. Is there any way that the GDA could improve in the following areas?

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* 4. Contact with local representative.

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* 5. Would you be interested in meeting your representatives out of session (April - December)?

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* 6. When you receive ADA/ other action alerts for food/ nutrition legislative issues, how often do you respond?

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* 7. Did you respond to the recent ADA Public Policy survey (Fall 2009)?

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* 8. Please rank how you would prioritize future GDA legislative efforts in the following areas?

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* 9. Please indicate other areas of practice/ other professional or licensure issues that you consider important to monitor/develop at state level.