{"id":2234,"date":"2024-12-05T12:40:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutritioncarestage.com\/?page_id=2234"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:27:35","slug":"mission-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/about\/who-we-are\/mission-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &amp; Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aspen-leading-the-science-and-practice-of-clinical-nutrition\">ASPEN: Leading the Science and Practice of Clinical Nutrition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1975, ASPEN is a medical professional organization whose members are involved in the provision of clinical nutrition therapies. With members worldwide, ASPEN is a community of dietitians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, PAs, researchers, scientists, and students from every facet of nutrition support clinical practice, research, and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mission\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vision\">Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ASPEN envisions a world in which every patient receives safe, effective, and high-quality nutrition care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-core-values\">Core Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"icon-text-block\">\r\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Quality_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" 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   <h4>Interprofessionalism<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\"><p>We work in collaboration with medical professionals from many disciplines to treat patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"icon-text-block\">\r\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diversity_blue.svg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\">\r\r\n            <div class=\"block-content\">\r\r\n                <h4>Diversity<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\"><p>We include professionals of all ages, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities, and races, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"icon-text-block\">\r\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail-icon lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/government-blue.svg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\">\r\r\n            <div class=\"block-content\">\r\r\n                <h4>Health Equity<\/h4>\r\r\n                <div class=\"description\"><p>We stand against racism and seek to eliminate health disparities in patient care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\r\n            <\/div>\r\r\n    <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aspen-strategic-plan-summary-2022-2025\">ASPEN Strategic Plan Summary 2022-2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ASPEN-Strategic-Plan-Summary_9.1.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ASPEN-Strategic-Pillars_2022-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"Strategic pillars defined and described\" class=\"wp-image-2337 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ASPEN-Strategic-Pillars_2022-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ASPEN-Strategic-Pillars_2022-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ASPEN-Strategic-Pillars_2022-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ASPEN-Strategic-Pillars_2022.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/450;\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click image to download a PDF of the strategic 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