By: Samantha TenEyck Advocacy is an extremely important part of raising awareness and support for what you believe in. Growing up, my parents always stressed to my sister and me the importance of not only advocating for ourselves, but also for others. As I grew older, I began to realize that being an effective advocateContinue reading “Supporting Success at DC Central Kitchen”
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Healthy Hues for You
-Jackie Choffo “For your last task, you will create a nutrition education program and present it to one of the pantry sites in Montgomery County.” My heart started to race when my preceptor from Manna Food Center uttered this sentence. An entire nutrition education program? From scratch? For 120 people? What could go wrong. ItContinue reading “Healthy Hues for You”
Round It Out, Talk It Out
By: Stephanie Jean At nearly every hospital across the nation, there is a rounding system that medical professionals use to provide efficient care for the patient and communication between providers. You may have seen a version of this on popular medical TV shows such as Grey’s Anatomy. I have seen my share of medical shows,Continue reading “Round It Out, Talk It Out”
A Dietitian’s Role with Firefighters
I was right in the middle of my rotation with the USDA when the government shutdown. The shutdown began right before the holidays and I thought surely the government would reopen by the time break was over on January 8th. However, break ended and there seemed to be no signs of the government reopening anytimeContinue reading “A Dietitian’s Role with Firefighters”
First Winter, First Clinical
ft: “Let it Go” by Idina Menzel by: Isabella Dang As much as I want to be smooth like Elsa and say, “The cold never bothered me anyway,” I can’t. This Californian (yes, me) is not so used to “real” cold. Since coming back from the holidays, there have been some changes. I am nowContinue reading “First Winter, First Clinical”