School Nutrition Organizations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Today, the Academy has over 75,000 members — registered dietitian nutritionists, dietetic technicians, registered, and other dietetics professionals holding undergraduate and advanced degrees in nutrition and dietetics, and students — and is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy

Action for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids make schools healthier places so kids can live healthier lives. We have identified three complimentary elements required to make our work successful, laid out in our “Theory of Change,” the Every Kid Healthy® Equation. Working together, we can help students eat better and move more.

American School Health Association
The mission of the American School Health Association is to transform all schools into places where every student learns and thrives. The American School Health Association envisions healthy students who learn and achieve in safe and healthy environments nurtured by caring adults functioning within coordinated school and community support systems.

Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) is a national not-for-profit association established in 1960 that today has over 15,000 professionals dedicated to the practice of providing optimum nutritional care through foodservice management.

National Restaurant Association Serv Safe
Employers and employees can earn nationally accredited food safety certification from the National Restaurant Association’s Serv Safe program. Learn about foodborne illness, how to prevent it and about best practices in food handling, preparation, serving and sanitation. Choose from several online, classroom and language options.

Oregon Dairy Council
Since 1918, Oregon Dairy Council has been encouraging healthy food choices for life! We are a staff of nutrition professionals who are registered dietitians and nutrition educators. Oregon Dairy Council is part of the Oregon Dairy Products Commission, one of 20+ Oregon Commodity Commissions charged with education, research and promotion.

Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Program
Find information, guidelines, reimbursement rates, training dates and more for School Nutrition Programs, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, Commodity Program, and other school foodservice programs.

School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country. SNA is committed to advancing the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy.

USDA Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Washington State School Nutrition Association (WSNA)
WSNA is a statewide nonprofit association of 2,400 school and childcare food service professionals, industry representatives, and others who are committed to furthering the goals of the organization. With the goal of providing nutritious meals for children, WSNA place a strong emphasis on the continuing education of all child nutrition professionals by sponsoring workshops, conferences and trainings.