Objective: "The Community Education Intervention Project provides the intern an opportunity to gain experience applying the Nutrition Care Process in a community setting at their affiliated community practice site."
Title: Diabetes in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Overview: A nutrition assessment was conducted in Fayetteville, North Carolina regarding nutrition related problems affecting the community there. It was determined that the primary ethnicity served was African American or Black. The leading cause of death of that ethnicity is heart disease, cancer and stroke, however it was determined that the disease of most importance was diabetes. A nutrition intervention was planned and implemented. Nutrition education aimed at the nutrition relationship to health and disease was provided. The intervention included a short lesson on diabetic quick tips and a cooking demonstration. Individuals knowledge was tested pre and post the intervention and it was determined that the intervention did in fact increase nutrition knowledge regarding diabetes.
Click on the button below to view the full Community Education Intervention Project Report.
The Community Education Intervention Project meets the following competencies from the 2012 ACEND Standards:
CDR 1.3: Justify programs, products, services and care using appropriate evidence or data
CDR 2.1: Practice in compliance with current federal regulations and state statutes and rules, as applicable and in accordance with accreditation standards and the Scope of Dietetics Practice and Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics
CDR 2.3: Design, implement and evaluate presentations to a target audience
CDR 2.4: Use effective education and counseling skills to facilitate behavior change
CRD 2.10: Establish collaborative relationships with other health professionals and support personnel to deliver effective nutrition services
CDR 2.13: Demonstrate negotiation skills
CDR 3.1: Perform the Nutrition Care Process (a through e below) and use standardized nutrition language for individuals, groups and populations of differing ages and health status, in a variety of settings
CDR 3.1.a: Assess the nutritional status of individuals, groups and populations in a variety of settings where nutrition care is or can be delivered
CDR 3.1.b: Diagnose nutrition problems and create problem, etiology, signs and symptoms (PES) statements
CDR 3.1.c: Plan and implement nutrition interventions to include prioritizing the nutrition diagnosis, formulating a nutrition prescription, establishing goals and selecting and managing intervention
CDR 3.1.d: Monitor and evaluate problems, etiologies, signs, symptoms and the impact of interventions on the nutrition diagnosis
CDR 3.1.e: Complete documentation that follows professional guidelines, guidelines required by health care systems and guidelines required by the practice setting
CDR 3.2: Demonstrate effective communications skills for clinical and customer services in a variety of formats
CDR 3.3: Develop and deliver products, programs or services that promote consumer health, wellness and lifestyle management