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Indian Health Manual

Part 3, Chapter 5: Manual Exhibit 3-5-B

Format for Nutrition & Dietetic Training Program
Quarterly Narrative Report; and
Standards & Guidelines Used in Planning, Implementing &
Evaluating Nutrition & Dietetic Programs

TO: Chief, Nutrition and Dietetics Section
FROM: Chief, Nutrition and Dietetics Training Program
SUBJECT: Quarterly Narrative Report
  1. Activities, Accomplishments

    A.  Instruction/Implementation Training
    B.  Development
    C.  Evaluation
    D.  Identification, Coordination Resources/Liaison with IHS Area Staff and Others
    E.  Budget Update
    F.  Other

  2. Professional Development
  3. Leave Taken
  4. Future Plans/Action plan for next two months
  5. Opportunities to improve
  6. Statistical Report
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES USED IN PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING NUTRITION AND DIETETIC PROGRAMS

Through consultation, program review, site visits, telephone calls, staff meetings, and reports submitted by Service Unit staff, the Area office and Headquarters staff are kept aware of programs and services provided by dietitians and nutritionists in the service units and tribal Programs. Services are monitored through these methods of communication and directed toward meeting established standards, guidelines, and regulations. There is frequent contact with each service unit dietitian and nutritionist.

STANDARD AND GUIDELINES

Part 3 - Professional Services, Chapter 5, Nutrition and Dietetics; 1996, IHS Manual

IHS Manual Circular No. 90-4, Clearance of Publications on Dietary Guidance, May 9, 1990.

Area Office General Administration:
      Subsistence Policy and Procedures
      Subsistence Cost and Nutritional Reporting
      Nutritional Cost Accounting

Accreditation Manual for Hospitals:
      Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
      Organizations (Current edition)

State Licensing Regulations for Health Care Facilities

Recording Nutritional Information in Medical Records
      

American Hospital Association (Current edition)

Foodservice Manual for Health Care Institutions
      American Hospital Association (Current edition)

IHS - approved Diet Manual

Food Code 1993, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. 20204.

A Practitioner's Guide to Implementation
      The American Dietetic Association 1986

Manual of Clinical Dietetics
      The American Dietetic Association 1988

Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care, Escott-Stump, (Third edition), 1992

OSHSA Reference for Foodservice Administrators

National Sanitation Foundation Standards (Current edition)

Recommended Dietary Allowances, Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences (Current edition)

Code of Ethics for Profession of Dietetics
      The American Dietetic Association 1988

Guide to Quality Assurance in Ambulatory Nutrition Care
      The American Dietetic Association 1983

Handbook of Clinical Dietetics (Second edition)
      The American Dietetic Association 1981

Nutrition Care in Nursing Facilities
      The American Dietetic Association 1987

Role Delineation for Registered Dietitians and Entry-Level Dietetic Technicians
      The American Dietetic Association 1989

A New Look at the Profession of Dietetics
      The American Dietetic Association 1985

Patient Care Audit--A Quality Assurance Procedure Manual for Dietitians
      The American Dietetic Association 1986

Position Papers - The American Dietetic Association
      (see current ADA catalog)

Reimbursement and Insurance Coverage for Nutrition Services
      The American Dietetic Association 1991

Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Nutrition Care:  A Critical Analysis with Recommendations
      The American Dietetic Association 1991

Cost Benefits of Nutrition Services:  A Literature Review
      The American Dietetic Association 1989

Nutrition Services Payment Systems:  Guidelines for Implementation
      The American Dietetic Association 1985

Productivity Management for Nutrition Care Systems
      The American Dietetic Association 1986

The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health
HHS 1988

Healthy People 2000:  National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives
HHS 1990

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 1989

Personnel in Public Health Nutrition for the 1990s--A Comprehensive Guide, The Public Health Foundation 1991

Guide for Developing Nutrition Services in Community Health Programs
BCHS/PHS/DHEW 1978

Nutrition Intervention in Chronic Disease--A Guide to Effective Programs
CDC/HHS 1991

Growth Charts, National Center for Health Statistics, PHS 1989

WIC Regulations (current)

Celebrating Diversity:  Approaching Families Through Their Food
HHS/USDA 1994

Cross Cultural Counseling:  A Guide for Nutrition and Health Counselors
HHS/USDA 1986/1990

Nutrition Education for Native Americans:  A Guide for Nutrition Educators
HHS/USDA 1984