Subject: DSANI Annual Meeting - Join us!!

 
Join us for the
DSANI Annual Meeting
Monday, March 20
Kachmann Auditorium, Lutheran Hospital
6:30 PM


Featured speaker:
Joan Guthrie Medlen, RD, LD
   
A registered, licensed dietitian, Joan Guthrie Medlen coaches people of all ages
and stages on nutrition and wellness in a variety of ways, from one-on-one
coaching sessions to leading workshops and writing, editing, and publishing
materials for both the general public and professionals.

Her book, The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy
Lifestyles (2002), is the first, and only, text dedicated to promoting healthy
living for people with Down syndrome at any age.

She is the Clinical Advisor for Health Literacy and Communications for Special
Olympics International Healthy Athletes Health Promotion Program. She writes for
a variety of publications, including Disability Solutions, book chapters about
healthy living for people with Down syndrome, and presents workshops for
parents, professionals, and people with Down syndrome around the world.

Joan has received several awards, including the Theodore D. Tjossem Research
Award in 2002 for her multi-faceted work on behalf of people with Down syndrome
and their families from the National Down Syndrome Congress.

Joan is the mother of two teenaged boys, one of whom has autism, Down syndrome
and celiac disease. In her free time, she enjoys experimenting in the kitchen,
doing calligraphy, attempting pilates, and going on long bike rides along the
Columbia River--even when it's raining.

For more information on Joan Guthrie Medlen, and the services she offers, please
visit http://www.downsyndromenutrition.com.