Nutrition Counseling
Nutrition counseling provides personalized guidance to individuals who are at nutritional risk because of their health or nutritional history, dietary intake, chronic illness, or medication use. Nutrition programs can find resources and best practices for creating a supportive counseling process where goals and priorities are set, and the individual takes responsibility for self-care.
Briefs for Aging Network Professionals
- Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Society for Nutrition
Education and Behavior: Food and Nutrition Programs for Community-Residing
Older Adults— Older adults should have access to evidence-based food
and nutrition programs (access available to members of The Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics through jandonline.org login) - Nutrition Counseling for the RD — Guide to nutrition counseling for registered dietitians working with OAA Title III programs
Resources for Registered Dietitians
- Virtual Nutrition Counseling— Today's Dietitian article about meeting the growing
demand for telehealth services - Registered Dietitian vs. Nutritionist — All dietitians are nutritionists, but not all
nutritionists are registered dietitians — learn the difference - Find a Registered Dietitian— Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics tool to locate food and nutrition experts in your area
- Medical Nutrition Therapy Works for Seniors— Resource guide for registered dietitians and senior nutrition program administrators
- Nutrition Care for the Patient with Long COVID— Dietitians on Demand blog on how registered dietitians can help participants with long COVID
- Nutrition Counseling for the AAA and LSP — Guide to nutrition counseling for AAAs and local service providers working with OAA Title III programs
- Sample Contract Language for RDNs — Examples of deliverables that can be included in RDN contracts or requests for proposals