Ⅰ. To strengthen the capacity of KDA by activating each local dietetic associations.
Ⅱ. To improve the status of the dietetics profession by solving pending policy issues.
Ⅲ. To secure the professional competence of the dietitians
Ⅳ. To secure financial stability by diversifying the business.
Ⅴ. To improve the recogniton and image of the dietetics profession
Organization
Organization Arrangement and vitalization
1) Organization arrangement
2) Organization vitalization
Organization Management
1) To manage the local dietetic associations affiliates
To support the Division operation of the affiliates
Arrangement of Rules and Regulations
1) To revise of the Articles of the Association
2) To rearrangethe overall rules and regulations
3) To review and approve the regulations of local dietetic associations and other affiliates
Interchange with Other Organizations
1) Public health and medical organizations and associations
2) The Korea National Council of Women
3) Other public or civilian organizations
KDA Conference and Meetings
1) Regular meeting of representatives (Feb.)
2) Special meeting of representatives (Nov.)
Officer Election (President, Directors, Auditors)
3) Representative Meeting
4) Meeting of Presidents of local dietetic associations Affiliates
5) Presidents' Meeting
6) Board of Directors' Meeting
7) Meeting of Special Committee
8) Meeting of Steering Committee
9) Meeting of Division Committee
10) Meeting of Ethics Committee
11) Advisory Group Meeting
To Secure more Members
Membership Management
To strengthen the service for members
1) to promptly respond to the requests from members
2) to provide more information to members
3) to upgrade service through the homepage
4) to run the reading room for materials and data
5) to give a chance to utilize the facilities of KDA center
IT
To run the membership management program on the Internet
To manage member DB
To manage the intranet of the KDA headquarter
Policy
Policy
1) Short-term Policy
To revise the application qualification for the national licensing exam for dietitians
To reform the raw regarding the education system for dietitians
To reform the requirement on hiring dietitians in kindergartens
To submit KDA suggestion in accordance with the advance notice related to dietitian- related enactments
2) Mid-term Policy
To revise the job duties for dietitians
To make dietitians stationed in military food service
3) Long-term Policy
To establish the fundamental law regarding nutrition for the nation
Policy Implementation
1) To strengthen the cooperation with related organizations
2) To organize the advisory group
3) To hold policy symposium and gatherings for discussion
Survey & Research
1) To survey the present status of applicants for the national exam for the dietitian's license and employment rates by each university.
Division Operation
Business and Industry Division
1) Revitalization
Running three TFTs by policy; TFT to institutionalize the nutrition guidance,
TF Team to institutionalize the nutrition guidance
TF Team to increase the number of dietitians hired in business and industry to proper level
TF Team to develop the materials and documents
2) Policy
To revitalize the nutrition guidance activity for workers in the industry
TF Team to increase the number of dietitians hired in business and industry to proper level according to the company size
To improve the working conditions and welfare of dietitians To increase employment of dietitians
3) Events
To hold the 2nd Presentation for Exemplary Nutrition Guidance.
To hold the workshop for dietitians in companies around the nation.
4) Research
To develop the nutrition educational program to improve the health of employees and analyze performance result.
5) Material Development
Healthcare Division
1) Revitalization
Running 4 TF Teams:
TF Team for Education & Public Relatio
TF Team for Clinical Nutrition
TF Team for Organization vitalization
TF Team for Regulations & Standards
2) Policy
To establish a clinical nutrition system
To make nutrition education consulting as an independent service
To revise the meal service management rules of hospitals
To improve the evaluation system on medical institutions
To improve the system of meal costing in medical insurance fee
3) Events
4) Research
School Division
1) Revitalization
2) Policy
To implement the policy for dietitian teachers
To support the development of nutrition education program and materials
To suggest the KDA's opinion on the government's meal service policy
To improve work conditions for school dietitians
3) Events
To hold the seminar related to school meal service and nutrition education
4) Publication
To revise practical work guidelines for dietitian teachers
5) Research
Public Health and Welfare Division
1) Revitalization
To support the club of dietitians in public health centers and the club of dietitians in welfare centers on the homepage
2) Policy
To deploy the regular dietitian in public health centers around the nation
To improve the labor conditions of the part-time dietitians in public health centers.
To support positioning dietitians and conducting nutrition projects in 16 public health centers designated as a hub of health promotion programs for the elderly
To revise the deployment standard of dietitians in nursery houses
To prepare for the plan to improve the service evaluation index of welfare facilities
To increase the percentage of community welfare centers hiring dietitians and to improve the working condition and welfare of dietitians working in the community welfare centers
To improve the service evaluation index of the community welfare facilities
To conduct nutrition management programs as a part of visiting health care programs
Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare : To support the operation of Dietitian Course for Welfare Facilities
3) Events
4) Research
To develop the guideline for nutrition management for welfare facilities
To revise the plan to improve the service evaluation index of welfare facilities
To increase the relation with organizations related to welfare facilities
Contract Food Service Division
1) Revitalization
2) Policy
To collect local and overseas data and set the directions
Health Counseling Division
1) Revitalization
To support the club of dietitians for health counseling on the homepage
2) Policy
To improve the laws and rules to strengthen the status of the dietitians for health counseling
PR of the role of health counseling dietitians
To submit opinions in accordance with the execution of the Law of Health and Functional Food
3) Events
4) Education
To develop the education and training program for dietitians specializing in health counseling
Education
Management and Settlement of Credentialing Systems for Specialized Dietitians
1) Settlement of Credentialing Systems for Specialized Dietitians
To supplement related regulations
To standardize curriculum
To standardize qualification exam
To develop an instructor pool
To exchange the information regarding the continuing education programs with related fields and to establish the inter-approving system between
2) Management of Specialized Dietitians
Development and Operation of Various Educational Programs
1) Development of Various Educational Programs
2) Development and operation of continuing education and training program required by law for dietitians working in institutional food service operations
3) To run the Academic Conference of Dietitians
4) To run the educational course for profession dietitians by each field
Clinic Nutrition Course
Meal Service Management Course
Educational Course for Dietitians in Industry and Health Center
5) To run the package educational course by theme
6) To develop and run maintenance education for professional dietitians
7) Development and operation of continuing education and training program for school nutrition teachers
8) To support education for affiliates
9) To run the partnership program with other organizations
10) To conduct survey and prepare for the plan to develop cyber educational courses.
Strengthening Educational Service
1) To quickly deal with requests from students
2) To give various benefits to students
Supporting the Whole Educational Environment
1) To improve the educational environment
2) To expand participation in various education programs
3) To examine the education status of local and overseas societies and study related research materials.
Publication
Awarding the research prizes for the 16th Academic Conference
Publishing Nutrition Education Material for the People
Publishing Practice Guidelines
Maintain the status of the KDA Journal as listed in the Korea Research Foundation and KoreaMed
Protecting Copyright with Korea reprographic transmission rights center
Business
Securing Financial Stability
1) To hold the 14th Food Equipment Exhibition in the 2007 National Academic Conference of Dietitians
2) To secure sponsorship funds for the workshop by the Hospital Division
3) To coordinate sponsors for the newsletter and homepage
4) To conduct joint-business with other public and private organizations
Conducting Government-supported Projects
1) National Health Plan Funds of the Ministry of Health and Welfare
2) Ministry of Environment's Project to Reduce Food Waste
3) Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
4) Project of Dairy Funds
Supporting Nutrition Education Projects for the People
1) To support the events for nutrition education by KDA affiliates (providing education source and materials)
Providing Information
Managing Sponsors
PR
PR to the People
1) Publicizing KDA activities through media
PR of the role and activity of dietitian
2) Publicizing R KDA activities through the homepage
PR to Dietitians
1) PR of the policy and issues related to dietitians
PR of the KDA policy
To introduce events of relevant societies and organizations and provide details
Operation and Vitalization of KDA Homepage
International Exchange Activity
Overseas Dietetic Associations
1) To exchange information and letters
AFDA Activity
ICDA Activity
1) To exchange various information and letters
Supporting National Exam for Dietitian's License
To run the Korean Council for Dietitian's Education
To support the National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board
To analyze statistics regarding the applicants for national exam for dietitian's license, where these applicants studied, and the successful candidates.
KDA Center Building Project
Fund Raising Activities for the Building for the KDA Headquarter.