Website wins second place in prestigious Excellence in Journalism Awards
San Diego-based Healthy Dining was recently honored with a second-place award for its web and mobile site, HealthyDiningFinder.com, at the San Diego Press Club’s 41st annual Excellence in Journalism Awards.
The ceremony, which each year bestows the region’s most prestigious awards in journalism, was held at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. With more than 1,300 entries this year, the San Diego Press Club’s Journalism Awards is also among the largest regional competitions in the United States, celebrating the talent of San Diego’s finest reporters, photographers, media outlets and websites.
“We are very excited about receiving this Award, thank you!” said Anita Jones-Mueller, MPH, president and founder of Healthy Dining. “I am honored to lead such a talented team of registered dietitians and communication, marketing, technology and graphic design experts. It is our passion to contribute to a healthier America, in a delicious way, every day.”
“We’re thrilled to be counted among this extraordinary group of journalists for our efforts to educate, entertain and introduce people to the thousands of Healthy Dining and Kids LiveWell menu choices at restaurants all across the nation,” said Sara Lucero, manager of communications for Healthy Dining. Lucero is a writer and the voice behind many of HealthyDiningFinder.com’s blogs, recipes and restaurant reviews. She also coordinates the wide range of nutrition-focused content provided by Healthy Dining’s dietitians.
“In today’s fast paced, on-the-go society, it’s more important than ever to be able to easily find restaurants offering Healthy Dining choices. Our new responsive site makes it easy to access HealthyDiningFinder.com wherever you are — on your smartphone, tablet or PC,” said Dave LeCompte, Healthy Dining’s creative designer.
For more information, please contact Deborah Lawrence at Deb@HealthyDiningFinder.com, 760.809.2622 or Ladd Biro at lbiro@championmgt.com, 972.930.9933.
Healthy Dining provides Americans with digital tools and resources to find the best restaurant choices for their dietary goals and healthy lifestyles. President and founder Anita Jones-Mueller, MPH, launched Healthy Dining by combining the brainpower and creativity of chefs, restaurateurs, health experts, registered dietitians and communication strategists. In collaboration with the National Restaurant Association, the Healthy Dining Program has grown to become the most powerful restaurant industry nutrition initiative in the nation. Healthy Dining’s signature website, HealthyDiningFinder.com, enables millions of nutrition-conscious restaurant diners, as well as those dealing with diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and other nutrition-related conditions, to easily find dietitian-recommended Healthy Dining choices served at restaurants coast to coast. The site is publicized by influential partners including the American Heart Association, Produce for Better Health, Whole Grains Council and many others dedicated to supporting healthier eating. Additionally, Healthy Dining has been selected by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement a variety of restaurant nutrition-related research projects. For more information, please contact Deborah Lawrence, Deb@HealthyDiningFinder.com, 760.809.2622.