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Definition of Nutrition Professional

Organization
According to Max Weber the organization is a structured framework which contains authority,
responsibility, and division of labor to carry out each particular function.
Daniel Bell stated that the profession is any intellectual activity that is studied (including training),
which is held formally or informally and obtains a certificate issued by a group / body responsible
for the knowledge in serving the community, using professional service ethics by implying trigger
competence ideas, authority, skills, technical, and moral as well as that nurses assume levels in
society.
I Dewa Nyoman Supariasa, et al, said that nutrition is a process of organisms that use food that is
eaten or consumed normally through the stages of the process of degestiation, absorption, and
transportation.
SO IT BE CONCLUDED THAT
the nutrition professional organization is a collection of nutrition professionals who have certain
responsibilities and roles who already have evidence from the Ministry of Health that aims to
improve the nutrition of the Indonesian people.
Types of Nutrition Professional
Organizations in Indonesia
Persatuan Ahli Gizi Indonesia (PERSAGI)

unanimous determination to contribute energy and thought to the attainment of a healthy

people's life, is united in a single Nutritionist-Dietisien professional organization called the
Indonesian Nutritionist Association or abbreviated PERSAGI, and is not affiliated to a political
organization.
VISION AND MISSIONPERSAGI
The professional vision of this profession is to achieve optimal community nutritional status in
2010.
The mission of this professional organization is:
◦ Making nutrition the basis of a paradigm, the basis for educating the nation and the basis for increasing
productivity.
◦ Making the Indonesian population understand, realize and implement the diet according to the General
Guidelines for Balanced Nutrition (PUGS) which in other countries is called the "Nutritional Guidelines".
◦ Making quality, equitable and affordable nutrition services for the public as an integral part of
community service.
◦ Provide wider opportunities for regions to develop nutrition policies in accordance with the problems
and circumstances of each region.
Based on this goal, the PERSAGI logo contains the motto "SVASTHA HARENA", which means
improving health through food / nutrition. The other objectives of PERSAGI are as follows
•Develop science and technology in nutrition and other related fields.
•Foster and develop members' professional abilities.
•Improve the welfare of members.
•Improve community nutrition
Work program of PERSAGI:
Professional legal protection
Capacity building for members at the same time (internal coaching).
Strengthening mediation and advocacy efforts from the government / stakeholders..
Make standards in the field of nutrition to be advocated and mediated with the government: PUGS and Anthropometric
standards for children over 5 years
Strengthen the nutrition profession in institutions both in hospitals and in the health department (including nutrition
research centers in the Ministry of Health).
Propose legislation products (including catering, food industry, etc.).
Propose standards for the needs of nutrition workers based on scientific studies (both for institutions and communities).
Competency tests must exist and be carried out in each province.
Strengthen the concept of "bleaching" / equalization profession (RD).
Encourage the publication of scientific works.
PERSAGI members are as follows:
Ordinary Members are Nutritionists consisting of: Nutritionists and Dietitians.
Extraordinary Members are professions of other disciplines related to nutrition and interested in becoming members. Foreign Nutrition
Professionals who work in Indonesia after fulfilling the applicable requirements in the field of foreign workers can apply as extraordinary
members.

PERSAGI Ordinary Members have rights:

Express opinions
Ask and propose something with oral or written;
Defend yourself;
Choose and be elected in the election of the Central Executive Board, the Regional Leadership Council and the Branch Management
Board;
Have a member card with a standard format issued by the DPP;
Obtain legal protection in carrying out professional duties;
Follow all organizational activities.
Extraordinary Members have rights:
Express opinions
Ask and propose something with oral or written
Defend yourself
Have a member card with a standard format issued by the DPP
Follow all organizational activities.
Indonesian Dietitivity Association (AsDI)

AsDI is a professional organization that brings together professionals in the field of dietetics. The
writing in Lambang AsDI is the Association of Indonesian Dietitians, which means the realization
of the unity and unity of the Dietisien throughout Indonesia.
AsDI aims to:

Develop the independence of Dietisien in carrying out his profession

Gather and strengthen relations between diets across Indonesia
Increasing knowledge and skills of Dietitians in the fields of dietetics, nutritional care and food
services
Conduct and foster relationships with other relevant professional associations at home and
abroad
To achieve the goal, the business being
carried out is:
Carry out accreditation of Dietisien education and registration of Dietisien (Registered Dietitian)
with PERSAGI;;
Carry out Registered Dietitian certification
Organizing Dietetic Scientific Meetings at National (PIN) and Regional levels periodically
Invigorate Dietisien involvement in scientific and applied research in the fields of dietetic,
nutritional care and food services
. Seek ongoing education and training in the fields of dietetic, nutritional care and food services
Publish scientific bulletins / magazines
Assist the Government's efforts in realizing a healthy paradigm and programs related to dietetic,
nutritional care and food services
AsDI members are as follows:
◦ Ordinary Members namely RD (Registered Dietitian) and TRD (Technical Registered Dietitian);
◦ An Extraordinary Member, namely Nutritionist with a basic education D III Nutrition who is interested in dietetic
◦ Honorary Member, namely a Bachelor of other disciplines related to nutrition and interested in becoming a member.

AsDI Ordinary Members have the right

Having a member card
Choose and be elected as a member of the Governing Council;
Following all AsDI activities;
Expressing opinions;
Ask and submit proposals
Defend yourself and get protection assistance as well as legal defense assistance from AsDI in carrying out its
profession as a Dietisien
Extraordinary Members and Honorary
Members of AsDI have the right:
Having a member card
Following all AsDI activities;
Express opinions
Ask and submit proposals
Development of Nutrition Professional
Organizations
Nutritionists in Indonesia began working in 1957 by being pioneered by the Indonesian
Nutritionist, Dr. Pwowo Soedarmo, who gave birth to the slogan "4 healthy 5 perfect“
The complexity of nutritional problems requires nutritionists to always update themselves, help
the government solve nutritional problems and can meet the needs of the community.
The professional organization of the Indonesian Nutritionist Association (PERSAGI) was
established on January 13, 1957 with the original name of the Indonesian Nutritionists
Association which was perfected on May 26, 1960 and then on July 20, 1965 and finally
November 19, 1989 became the Indonesian Nutritionists Association.
The Indonesian Dietitivity Association (AsDI), a subsidiary of the Indonesian Nutritionist
Association (PERSAGI), is an autonomous legal entity under the auspices of the Indonesian
Nutritionist Association (PERSAGI) Organization.
AsDI Founded on January 25, 1996 with the name of the Indonesian Dietetic Communication
Forum (FKDI), it was later refined to AsDI on January 25, 1998 in Jakarta for an indefinite period.