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State Diet Manual For Long-Term, Intermediate, And Assisted Living Facilities: User Survey Provides Guidance For The 11th Edition And Helps Create A Marketing Plan, S. Linja, K. Kamp, E. Long, S. Ramsay, M. Sykes, R. Vance
State Diet Manual For Long-Term, Intermediate, And Assisted Living Facilities: User Survey Provides Guidance For The 11th Edition And Helps Create A Marketing Plan, S. Linja, K. Kamp, E. Long, S. Ramsay, M. Sykes, R. Vance
Elaine M. Long
Learning Outcome: Participants will be able to describe the steps taken by a team of RDNs to revise a state-wide diet manual and develop a customer focused dissemination plan. State regulations require an approved diet manual in facilities licensed by the Bureau of Facility Standards (BFS). Our state affiliate is responsible for updating the state Diet Manual every five years. The purpose of this project was to 1) gather formative input from users, 2) update the Diet Manual based on evidence-based practice, and 3) create a dissemination plan. An online survey was developed and the survey link was emailed to …
State Affiliate Mobilizes To Educate And Inform Members And Providers About New Models For Providing Care: Patient Centered Medical Home, Accountable Care Organizations And Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, S. Linja, M. Hartman-Cunningham, M. Williams, K. Ruszel, S. Safaii, E. Long
State Affiliate Mobilizes To Educate And Inform Members And Providers About New Models For Providing Care: Patient Centered Medical Home, Accountable Care Organizations And Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, S. Linja, M. Hartman-Cunningham, M. Williams, K. Ruszel, S. Safaii, E. Long
Elaine M. Long
Learning Outcome Participants will be able to describe the comprehensive strategy used by a state affiliate to educate members and providers about changes in healthcare models and integration of RDNs into these systems. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) shifts the focus of healthcare from disease treatment to prevention of chronic disease. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) must advocate for the federal and state regulations that identify dietitians as health care experts who can provide medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling leading to improved patient outcomes. The law states that RDNs may be included in patient-centered medical homes, an arrangement designed to …
Successful Advocacy Strategies For State Affiliates: Relationships, Messages, Member Involvement, Funding And Persistence, R. Holliday, E. Long, S. Linja, S. Safail
Successful Advocacy Strategies For State Affiliates: Relationships, Messages, Member Involvement, Funding And Persistence, R. Holliday, E. Long, S. Linja, S. Safail
Elaine M. Long
Participants will be able to describe the implementation of a statewide advocacy campaign by RDs.
Using The Alter-G Treadmill System With An Extremely Obese Female: A Case Study, Shawn Simonson, Jane Shimon, Elaine Long, Brooke Lester
Using The Alter-G Treadmill System With An Extremely Obese Female: A Case Study, Shawn Simonson, Jane Shimon, Elaine Long, Brooke Lester
Elaine M. Long
PURPOSE: The present case study examined the potential use of the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill as treatment modality for extreme obese individuals. The special effect of the treadmill reduces ground reaction forces during walking through the use of lower body positive pressure. METHODS: One extremely obese (BMI 69.2) Caucasian 44 year-old female utilized the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill during a 14 wk walking program to pilot test the protocol. RESULTS: At the conclusion of the study, exercise tolerance time increased 3-fold (initially 20 min increased to 65 min) while caloric expenditure increased 4-fold (initially 91.0 kcal/session increased to 442.7 kcal/session) without an …
The Healthy Food Slide Rule: Foods In Appropriate Amounts For Healthy, Active Families, Linda Gossett, Barbara Abo, Elaine M. Long
The Healthy Food Slide Rule: Foods In Appropriate Amounts For Healthy, Active Families, Linda Gossett, Barbara Abo, Elaine M. Long
Elaine M. Long
Presentation given at the SNE 2010 Annual Conference Proceedings - 43rd Annual Conference, Child Nutrition: Action Today for a Healthy Tomorrow and abstract published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 42, Issue 4, Supplement 1, July-August 2010, Pages S129-S130. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.03.155
The Healthy Food Slide Rule (Hfsr): A Nutrition Education Tool For Children, Elaine M. Long, Uwe Reischl, Barbara B. Abo
The Healthy Food Slide Rule (Hfsr): A Nutrition Education Tool For Children, Elaine M. Long, Uwe Reischl, Barbara B. Abo
Elaine M. Long
The Healthy Food Slide Rule (HFSR) is a new educational tool designed specifically for use by school children in grades 4-6. The HFSR teaches the importance of including the 5 food groups and the importance of complying with appropriate portion sizes as presented in MyPyramid.1, 2 The portion size information included in the HFSR combines the healthy eating and physical activity messages offered by MyPyramid for Kids.3, 4 The new tool can be easily incorporated into existing math lessons (weights, measures, and fractions), into language arts lessons, or into science lessons.5