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— Article discussing why older adults should have access to evidence-based food and nutrition programs (Saffel Shrier et al., 2019)
- Nutrition Counseling for the RD — Guide to nutrition counseling for registered dietitians working with OAA Title III programs (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2022)
Resources for Registered Dietitians
- Virtual Nutrition Counseling— Today's Dietitian article about meeting the growing
demand for telehealth services (Zanteson, 2014) - Registered Dietitian vs. Nutritionist — Resource on the difference between nutritionists and registered dietitians (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center)
- Find a Registered Dietitian— Tool to locate food and nutrition experts in your area (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Medical Nutrition Therapy Works for Seniors— Resource guide for registered dietitians and senior nutrition program administrators (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Making the Case for Nutrition Therapy (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Nutrition Care for the Patient with Long COVID— Blog on how registered dietitians can help participants with long COVID (Dietitians on Demand, 2023)
- Nutrition Counseling for the AAA and LSP — Guide to nutrition counseling for AAAs and local service providers working with OAA Title III programs (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2022)
- Sample Contract Language for RDNs — Examples of deliverables that can be included in RDN contracts or requests for proposals (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center)