This podcast is thanks in part to a generous grant from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  Our guests today are registered dietitians Prasanna Navarasam, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC and Allie Wardwell, RD, LD, here today to talk with us about their publication in the April 2023 edition of DNS SupportLine entitled Diversity Awareness in Nutrition and Dietetics.  Prasanna is an experienced registered dietitian with several years of varied professional experience spanning across acute care, long term acute care, clinical nutrition management and diabetes management. She has her Master’s and Postgraduate Specialization in Food and Nutrition from Women’s Christian College, India, and is also  a proud alumna of Framingham State University in MA where she completed her Coordinated Program in Dietetics. Alexandra is a Clinical Dietitian at Milford Regional Medical Center also in MA. She started her career as a campus dietitian, later transitioning into acute care and has devoted her practice to community hospitals for the last five years. Allie believes that dietetics is one of the most invaluable areas of healthcare and is passionate about fostering patient empowerment through food and nutrition. Join us as we discuss inclusion, diversity, equity and access as it relates to the nutrition support practitioner.  This episode is hosted by Christina Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, CNSC and was recorded on 11/5/22. Nonmembers can access the April 2023 edition of DNS SupportLine at https://www.dnsdpg.org/page/support-line-february-2023-open-access.