Hello,
Today Dr. Holben showed us the Ohio Board of Dietetics website. It was really cool and I learned a lot about law/rules/regulations that I never knew about. This information would be good to get during Fall quarter of my senior year so I have a better idea of what to expect. I haven't taken his senior seminar class (I will be next Fall) so I'll have to remember to ask about it.
The Ohio Board of Dietetics covers business expenses by license fees. Their mission is to protect the public. They set standards of responsibility to maintain professionalism in the practice of dietetics, and investigate complaints. I also learned that the executive director is required to be a Registered Dietitian.
Alex Z.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Hello,
Tuesday was great because Francie Astrom, the dietitian who works in WellWorks came to talk to the class. I personally enjoyed it because I volunteer for Francie, along with some other students in this class. There were so many things she talked about during her time with us. Some of the topics were the following:
Wellworks is funded by the University Wellness program funding in which she is paid through that and also membership fees.
Wellworks is more than just a fitness center because it provides massage therapy, nutrition counseling and personal training.
WellWorks represents maintenance of a healthful life.
Different partners of WellWorks include HeartWorks and Risk Reduction.
People who can go to WellWorks include OU faculty and retirees, as well as WellWorks staff members, grad students, and med students.
It was new information to me that patients at WellWorks to not need physician referrals to receive nutrition counseling or other services.
Alex Z.
Tuesday was great because Francie Astrom, the dietitian who works in WellWorks came to talk to the class. I personally enjoyed it because I volunteer for Francie, along with some other students in this class. There were so many things she talked about during her time with us. Some of the topics were the following:
Wellworks is funded by the University Wellness program funding in which she is paid through that and also membership fees.
Wellworks is more than just a fitness center because it provides massage therapy, nutrition counseling and personal training.
WellWorks represents maintenance of a healthful life.
Different partners of WellWorks include HeartWorks and Risk Reduction.
People who can go to WellWorks include OU faculty and retirees, as well as WellWorks staff members, grad students, and med students.
It was new information to me that patients at WellWorks to not need physician referrals to receive nutrition counseling or other services.
Alex Z.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Thursday April 19, 2012
Hello,
Today in class, each person talked about their agency that they were assigned. It was interesting to learn about all of the programs out there to help cure hunger and help give communities the resources they need to stay healthy and safe. This makes me proud to have the knowledge base that I do in order to go out into the world and make a change for the better, in people's lives, through nutrition.
Alex Z
Today in class, each person talked about their agency that they were assigned. It was interesting to learn about all of the programs out there to help cure hunger and help give communities the resources they need to stay healthy and safe. This makes me proud to have the knowledge base that I do in order to go out into the world and make a change for the better, in people's lives, through nutrition.
Alex Z
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Hello,
On Tuesday, Eric Claussen, from Jobs and Family Services in Athens came to talk to the class about how food security plays a role in his job. He talked about SNAP and gave us handouts and fact sheets about the program. It was interesting to read the information he gave us and see how many people in Ohio are using SNAP. He talked about resources and food banks and different help that people can get if they are in need of food.
Overall it was interesting to hear about because, as a student at OU, I had forgotten about the surrounding people in Athens who are not students who really struggle to find food on a day-to-day basis. (Not that I'm completely unaware of my surroundings-but often times I'm not thinking about it)
Alex Z
On Tuesday, Eric Claussen, from Jobs and Family Services in Athens came to talk to the class about how food security plays a role in his job. He talked about SNAP and gave us handouts and fact sheets about the program. It was interesting to read the information he gave us and see how many people in Ohio are using SNAP. He talked about resources and food banks and different help that people can get if they are in need of food.
Overall it was interesting to hear about because, as a student at OU, I had forgotten about the surrounding people in Athens who are not students who really struggle to find food on a day-to-day basis. (Not that I'm completely unaware of my surroundings-but often times I'm not thinking about it)
Alex Z
Saturday, April 14, 2012
April 12, 2012 Thursday's class
Hello,
Today in class we watched a video about a farmer's market. The video showed the people involved and the actual market in action. It was neat to see how it impacted the lives of the people by making fresh produce available in a low income area. It made me want to start one someday.. It also got me thinking about having a garden of my own one day so I can grow a lot of my own crops. Another thing we did was talk with our groups about the garden.. We're turning in our list of things we want to grow either next week or sometime soon. Emily and I dug up the weeds in our garden also..
Alex Z
Today in class we watched a video about a farmer's market. The video showed the people involved and the actual market in action. It was neat to see how it impacted the lives of the people by making fresh produce available in a low income area. It made me want to start one someday.. It also got me thinking about having a garden of my own one day so I can grow a lot of my own crops. Another thing we did was talk with our groups about the garden.. We're turning in our list of things we want to grow either next week or sometime soon. Emily and I dug up the weeds in our garden also..
Alex Z
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| Emily diggin'! She's handicapped but working hard! |
April 10, 2012 Tuesday's class
Hello
In class on Tuesday we talked about food security/insecurity and went through power point slides. It was quite uneventful but mildly interesting. I'm still thinking I'm really interested in community nutrition and I look forward to gardening and listening to speakers and going places.
Alex Z
In class on Tuesday we talked about food security/insecurity and went through power point slides. It was quite uneventful but mildly interesting. I'm still thinking I'm really interested in community nutrition and I look forward to gardening and listening to speakers and going places.
Alex Z
Friday, April 6, 2012
Thursday April 5,2012
Dear Blog,
In class Thursday we got into groups to talk about which plants we wanted to have in our plot. We decided on a couple possibilities but we wanted to do some more research before we made a concrete decision. We continued the discussion on food insecurity and went through a questionnaire that uses a point system to determine food insecurity status. It was interesting and I didn't know it existed so it was a new thing I learned.
Alex Z.
In class Thursday we got into groups to talk about which plants we wanted to have in our plot. We decided on a couple possibilities but we wanted to do some more research before we made a concrete decision. We continued the discussion on food insecurity and went through a questionnaire that uses a point system to determine food insecurity status. It was interesting and I didn't know it existed so it was a new thing I learned.
Alex Z.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012: The Garden
Hello Blog,
Today in Community Nutrition we went to a community garden. We talked with Maghan Lunsford from WellWorks who helps out at the garden and she showed us around the plots. After we were introduced to the plots, we divided up into our groups to talk about which population we wanted to focus on for inspiration for the kinds of produce we will plant. I'm in group A and we chose girls, ages 12-18 from Athens, OH to focus on.. but I guess there is another group who might be doing a similar topic so we will need to double-check our idea with Dr. Holben.
Overall, it was really cool and I'm really excited to begin gardening there! And to be honest I wish I knew about it before so I could have been planting there for longer! I guess it's better late than never.. :)
Alex Z.
Today in Community Nutrition we went to a community garden. We talked with Maghan Lunsford from WellWorks who helps out at the garden and she showed us around the plots. After we were introduced to the plots, we divided up into our groups to talk about which population we wanted to focus on for inspiration for the kinds of produce we will plant. I'm in group A and we chose girls, ages 12-18 from Athens, OH to focus on.. but I guess there is another group who might be doing a similar topic so we will need to double-check our idea with Dr. Holben.
Overall, it was really cool and I'm really excited to begin gardening there! And to be honest I wish I knew about it before so I could have been planting there for longer! I guess it's better late than never.. :)
Alex Z.
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