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Dieticians and Nutritionist's

Dieticians and Nutritionist's . Dashaan Dunn Period 2 Date Of Presentation: TBA. Overview. Dieticians and Nutritionists help people by giving them better eating habits. They usually work with patients with heart disease, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, etc. Work Environment.

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Dieticians and Nutritionist's

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  1. Dieticians and Nutritionist's Dashaan Dunn Period 2 Date Of Presentation: TBA

  2. Overview • Dieticians and Nutritionists help people by giving them better eating habits. They usually work with patients with heart disease, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, etc.

  3. Work Environment • Dieticians and Nutrionists work in Kitchens and Food Making areas. Some even work at Hospitals, schools and nursing care facilities. They wear regular hospital suits and gear like some doctors.

  4. Daily Routine Part 1 • Some work weekends and holidays while others work early morning or late evening shifts. • A Dietician and Nutritionists day is basically checking up on other patients and giving them healthier suggestions/Diets.

  5. Daily Routine Part 2 • VIDEO TIME!! http://video.about.com/careerplanning/Day-in-the-Life--Dietitian.htm • Questions: • What time does she begin to see her clients? • How long are her Sessions for New Client's?

  6. Qualifications/Educations • To be a Dietician/Nutritionist you have to have a bachelors degree and course work approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). • Training is six to 12 months in length. • You must take a test administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

  7. Qualifications/Educations cont. • The training is completed at a health-care facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies.

  8. Qualifications • There are no licenses in order to be a Dietician or Nutritionist, but a bachelors degree is the first thing to get.

  9. Qualities • Dietician's and Nutritionists qualities consist of • Analytical Skills • Organizational Skills • People Skills • Communications Skills • Technical Skills Personal Qualities are to be able to be friendly and a person to be very patient and helpful.

  10. Salary • Dieticians and Nutritionist's salary range from $45,000-$66,000 • The Median salary is $55,875. (In the US) • Hourly wage is $27.00

  11. Job Outlook • As of 2012 the Jobs for Dieticians and Nutritionists are 67,400. • The number of jobs for this area has increased by 21%.

  12. Minorities There haven’t been any famous minorities in this field yet.

  13. Significance • This health career is important because people with things as such as diabetes, high blood pressure need to have healthier lifestyles so they can maintain an easy life. • It contributes helping people seeking healthier lifestyles.

  14. Questions?

  15. Questions • How is this career important in everyday life? • Name 3 Qualities that are required for this field. • What is the Hourly Wage for a Dietician?

  16. Conclusion • I learned that a dietician is one of the best health studies there is. They help you with your lifestyles and they can make you a better person physically and sometimes mentally. I found that the part that they give you dinner suggestions really interesting. I didn’t have any questions for this type of health field, it seems simple.

  17. Sources • http://www.healthcareersinfo.net/dietitians-nutritionists/ http://www.foothill.edu/career/documents/Nutrionist_Dietitian.pdf http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dietitians-and-nutritionists.htm

  18. THANK YOU!!!! • This was a hard project but I eventually pulled through, especially by myself.

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