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Special Concerns through an early pregnancy journey
(2016-06)
Nutrition and supplementation in the woman of reproductive age can have profound and lasting effects on her child’s health. Preconception planning for all women should include advice to begin folic acid supplementation at ...
Sweeteners Unproven in Fight Against Diabetes
(2022-10-26)
This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is discussing the use of sweetners to lower calorie intake compared to sweet and unsweetened alternative beverages in context ...
Helping Hands: A Guidebook for Volunteer Meal Providers
(2011-09-27)
Helping Hands: A Guidebook for Volunteer Meal Providers
Author(s): J. Jennings,1 R. Ward,2 K. Kolasa3; 1Nutrition Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 3Family ...
The Need for Interprofessional Collaborative Ready Nutrition and Dietetics Practitioners
(2014-10-01)
This is the full length paper of what turned out to be a published brief after going through peer review. Many of our colleagues have requested the original full length description which is more of a call to action for ...
North Carolina's Pediatric Obesity Clinician Reference Guide and Tool Kit
(2009-07-27)
This poster presents the tools developed by clinicians treating childhood obesity in North Carolina. The history of the development of these tools is outlined at the end of the accompanying abstract submission to the ...
Pitt County Memorial Hospital Plays a Role in the Eat Smart Move More North Carolina Movement
(2009)
Pitt County Memorial Hospital is taking the "Journey to Excellence" and as part of that journey, is creating a culture of wellness. This paper describes those efforts as well as the criteria for healthy food. Data ...
North Carolina's Plan to Address Obesity: Healthy Weight and Healthy Communities
(2013-02-07)
This presentation describes the 2013-2020 NC Obesity Plan. Evidence based core behaviors are described as well as strategies for encouraging the adoption of those behaviors in worksites, health care and colleges and ...
The UHS Nutrition Initiative: Enhancing the ability of patients, employees and the community to "Eat Smart and Move More"
(2005)
This article describes the obesity problem in eastern North Carolina and the responses that the Pitt County Memorial Hospital is taking locally to change policies and environments.