Nutrition Counseling
A Registered Dietitian is available to provide individual nutritional assessment, education, and counseling. Nutrition classes are also available.

A Registered Dietitian is available to provide individual nutritional assessment, education, and counseling related to the following diagnoses:

Diabetes/Hyperglycemia
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Overweight/Underweight
Pregnancy
Failure to Thrive/Inappropriate Diet
Poor Appetite/Unplanned Weight Loss
HIV/AIDS
Chronic Renal Failure

A Registered Dietitian is also available to provide group nutrition education classes as follows:

Weight Management Program

A comprehensive eight week program which covers the following topics:

Session 1: Weight Loss Readiness/Reasons for Obesity/Fad Diets
Session 2: Family Health Beliefs
Session 3: Body Image
Session 4: Coping With Stress
Session 5: Eating Behaviors
Session 6: Lifestyle Changes/Goal Setting
Session 7: Setting Up an Exercise Program
Session 8: Relapse Prevention

Diabetes Management Program

A comprehensive six month program which covers the following topics:

Session 1: Diabetes Definition & Overview/Diabetes Treatment Goals/Blood Sugar Goals

Session 2: Symptoms of Hyper- & Hypoglycemia/Meal Timing & Guidelines/Goal Setting

Session 3: The Progression of Diabetes Foot Disease/Proper Foot Care & Footwear

Session 4: Proper Diabetes Eye Care, Dental Care, and Skin Care

Session 5: Blood Sugar Monitoring/Effects of Meals, Exercise, Meds, & Stress on Blood Sugars

Session 6: Exercise/Stress Management