Ethics Opinion: Eliminating Dietetics-Related Inequalities

An Ethics Opinion reflects the interpretations or application of the American Dietetic Association (ADA)/Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics by the Ethics Committee in response to a specific ethics issue facing registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered, in practice. This opinion was initiated by the Ethics Committee in response to a discussion regarding health disparities and the profession of dietetics by the ADA House of Delegates in fall 2007. An ethics opinion is an educational guide for practitioner conduct; it is meant to be a comprehensive review of the issue. The situations described are hypothetical.