* Medical Community - Raising awareness among physicians and other medical professionals about recent research in celiac disease by offering Continuing Medical Education through Grand Rounds on celiac disease at hospitals, and continuing education units for dietitians.
* General Public - Public awareness and fundraising by participating in health fairs, gluten-free tasting days at local markets, and as a team in the Sonoma County Human Race.
* Restaurants, Markets and Lodging - Providing free Gluten-Free Consultations and practical assistance to restaurants, markets, hotels and wineries who wish to serve the local and visiting gluten-free community.
June 5th, 2007 - Advanced Celiac Update and gluten-free tasting for the Redwood Emppire Dietitians Group at Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa. Co-presented by Kaiser pediatric dietitian Gail Prosser and North Bay Celiacs leader Jennifer Iscol.
June 13th, 2007 - Pauline Mysliewic, MD, MPH, presenting a Celiac Update for Grand Rounds at Kaiser Napa. North Bay Celiacs provided a gluten-free tasting and information packets for the physicians.
July 23rd, 2007- Pauline Mysliewic, MD, MPH, presenting a Celiac Update for Grand Rounds at Kaiser Vallejo.
February 13th, 2008 - Advanced Celiac Update and gluten-free tasting for Napa County dietitians. Co-presented by Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, and North Bay Celiacs leader Jennifer Iscol.
July 25, 2008 - Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presenting a Celiac Update for Grands Rounds at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa.
September 11 , 2008 - Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presenting a Celiac Update for Grands Rounds at St. Helena Hospital.
June 11, 2009 - Celiac Disease Update for Sonoma County dietitians, dietetic technicians, and community members, through the Santa Rosa Junior College. Co-presented by Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, and North Bay Celiacs leader Jennifer Iscol. Contact: Sanna Delmonico, MS, RD. (707) 251-0550.
November 7, 2009 - “Update on Gluten Intolerance /Sensitivity,” presented by Amy Burkhart, MD, RD. at the Bay Area Nutrition Mini-Conference hosted by the Bay Area Dietetic Association and San Francisco State University dietetic internship program. Review nutritional management of celiac disease and learn more about the current research on gluten intolerance/ sensitivity. 4 CPEU’s. San Francisco State University Burk Hall, Room 2264. Contacts: eboeckelman@gmail.com or siuchan@sfsu.edu or call (415) 531-9261.
Public Awareness and Fundraising
May 12th, 2007 – Participated as a team in the Sonoma County Human Race to raise money for the Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign, and distributed literature and gluten-free product samples.
May 19th, 2007 - Participated in the Sebastopol Spring Wellness Fair.
May 10th, 2008 – Participated as a team in the Sonoma County Human Race to raise money for the Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign, local support activities, and celiac disease research.
June 1, 2008 - Gluten-Free Tasting and Vendor Day at Whole Foods in Sebastopol. Co-sponsored by North Bay Celiacs. 10:30am-1:30pm. Free.
June 20, 2008 - Class in Ukiah "The Gluten-Free Diet" taught by Joan Wade of Sylvan Border Farm at the Senior Center, 499 Leslie, from 1pm-2pm. Email Joan: sylvanfarm@pacific.net
June 28, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Free seminar "Beyond the Gluten-Free Diet: Achieving Optimal Wellness with Celiac Disease" by Amy Burkhart, M.D., R.D., discussed complementary approaches to help persons with celiac disease and others on a gluten-free diet achieve optimal wellness. Dr. Burkhart is an emergency medicine physician, a registered dietitian, and studied Integrative Medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil. Central branch of the Sonoma County Library in Santa Rosa. Contact Jennifer Iscol at info@northbayceliacs.org or (707) 579-9683.
May 9th, 2009 – Participated as a team in the Sonoma County Human Race to raise money for the Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign, and distributed literature and gluten-free product samples.
September 12, 2009 - Whole Foods Napa Gluten-Free Extravaganza. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. FREE. Sampling and food demonstrations. Dr. Amy Burkhart, physician and dietitian, offered a lecture in the Culinary center from 10:00 -11:00 on "The Difference Between Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance," followed by Q&A. Chef Clare O'Brien, a Culinary Institute of America pastry chef and cookbook author, who specializes in gluten-free recipes, offered the next presentation. Dr. Bukhart and Chef O'Brien are North Bay Celiacs volunteers.
October 24, 2009 - North Bay Walk to Cure Diabetes. Presented by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. North Bay Celiacs provided a celiac disease education booth at the event. Ten percent of people with Type 1 Diabetes also have celiac disease, and the vast majority are undiagnosed. Registration: 10:00 a.m., walk at 11:00 a.m. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA. www.walk.jdrf.org. Contact: Alison Urmson 707-494-5931 or alison.urmson@live.com
October 30, 2009 - Helped organize and participated in the San Francisco Gluten-Free Cooking Spree to help raise awareness and funding for celiac disease in an elegant cooking competition featuring teams of highly acclaimed chefs, assisted by top regional doctors and noted media members. Attendees enjoyed a buffet of hearty hors d'oeuvres, light dinner, desserts, wine and beer--all gluten-free! Hosted by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness on Treasure Island. (A memorable event: participants braved extraordinary traffic, a Critical Mass Bike Rally, and limited access to the Bay Bridge, which was closed for repairs, to attend. Did we mention the oil spill in the bay and the 100 mph police pursuit of a carjacker across the closed bridge? Against all odds, the event was a truly wonderful success!)
North Bay Celiacs serves people with celiac disease and others on a gluten-free diet in the Northern California Counties of Sonoma, Napa and Marin. Provides support groups and runs a Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign to educate doctors, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, wineries, grocery stores and tourist and travel destinations.