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Assessing The Need And Desire For Nutritional Education, Marc Robert Hammond
Assessing The Need And Desire For Nutritional Education, Marc Robert Hammond
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Many people suffer from health conditions that may be affected directly by diet and nutrition including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, iron deficiency anemia, obesity, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular disease. Education of providers and patients alike may help decrease the prevalence of these health issues and their sequalae. The St. Albans Community has slightly poorer health and nutrition when compared to the entire state of Vermont. Patients in an outpatient primary care clinic in St. Albans, VT were provided with a survey that would assess:
The patient’s confidence in their nutritional skills and knowledge
Their willingness to go to a nutrition …
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Health Care Share: An Immunization For The Future, Paul Feenan
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Health Care Share: An Immunization For The Future, Paul Feenan
Food Systems Summit 2015
In 2012, The Farm at VYCC partnered with Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) to pilot the Health Care Share (HCS), a food security initiative that provides farm fresh produce and poultry to families in need. In 2013, the University of Vermont Medical Center (then Fletcher Allen Health Care), joined the program. Medical providers identify patient and employee families who are unable to afford or access fresh, nutritious food. Families enrolled in the HCS receive a weekly allotment of fresh produce, information on food storage and preparation, and increased access to nutritional counseling.
The HCS relies on a constellation of local …