The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
0.4 FTE
EU Grants
€6,800
Mission & Goals
Mission: To improve nutritional health and promote sustainable diets in Europe by advocating the leadership role for dietitians in collaboration with our members and stakeholders. Vision: Registered dietitians positively impact the nutritional health of clients, patients and the wider community. Every European citizen has access to safe and appropriate dietary and nutritional interventions. To achieve our vision, EFAD supports the highest quality of dietetic education, professional practice, research activity & partnership. Strategic objectives: We LEAD to impact the health of Europeans, We CONNECT to advocate and promote our profession, We BUILD to support and serve our members. Values: EFAD is a not-for-profit body pursuing no political or religious ends. Our values of fair, open, non-discriminatory, supportive & ethical behaviour guide our decisions, approach to partnership, communication & collaboration with our stakeholders.
EU Legislative Interests
European Skills Competences Occupations project for the Reference Group of Healthcare and social activities. EAHC/2013/Health/07 European Workforce for Health Patient safety and Quality of Health care European Professional card Nutrient Profiling, Labelling and health claims EU Health Programme WHO European Programme of Work EU Green Deal EU Farm to Fork
Communication Activities
Dietetic European Evidence and Practice Respiratory (DEEPeR) mapping activities of dietitians across Europe that contribute to implementation of the WHO Food and Nutrition Action Plan. Annual reports available on http://www.efad.org EFAD white paper "Sustainable Health through the Life Span - Nutrition as a smart investment for Europe" https://www.efad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/efad-sustainable-health-through-life-span-2019.pdf Role of Dietitians in the fight against Covid-19 https://www.efad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/role-of-dietitians-in-the-fight-against-covid19-efad-briefing-paper-may-2020.pdf EFAD Position Paper Sustainable Dietary Patterns https://www.efad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PositionPaper_Sustainable-Dietary-Patterns_final.pdf EFAD Budapest Resolution https://www.efad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EFAD-Budapest-resolution_-FINAL_with-signatories-1.pdf
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EFAD is accredited as a non-state actor by the WHO Europe regional committee of health ministers EFAD is a member of: the European Nutrition for Health Alliance the European Food Information Council the European Forum for Primary Care EFAD collaborates with the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations (ICDA) the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) World Obesity, OPEN-EU European Society for Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism (ESPEN) European Patients Forum (EPF) FAO
Organisation Members
https://www.efad.org/membership/ EFAD members are National Dietetic Associations and Higher Education Institutes teaching dietetics. EFAD has members in 28 EU states. National Dietetic Associations from all 53 WHO Europe region states are welcome to apply for membership
Additional Information
little budget for activities we do not have an office building, people work from home We have a small paid staff and most of the representative work is done by volunteers.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.