Services

Outpatient Nutritional Counseling

Outpatient Nutritional Counseling provides patients, who have a referral from their physician, with a personalized plan concerning weight control, disease prevention, disease management for diabetes and overall better health. This type of counseling also helps to increase your knowledge of nutrition basics.

A registered dietitian (RD) will meet with you to discuss your individual needs. After assessing your nutrition and health status, the RD will individualize your medical nutrition therapy, designing a plan unique to you and your lifestyle.

Speakers Bureau

Akron General Medical Center offers a free Speakers Bureau - which includes physicians, nurses, dietitians and wellness professionals - to community groups on a variety of health and wellness topics. Nutrition topics include weight control and nutrition.

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Medical Nutrition Therapy, practiced by Ohio's Registered Licensed Dietitians, is divided into three parts: nutrition screening, assessment and treatment.

• Nutrition Screening
  Nutrition Screenings identify risk factors for individuals of all ages, which may indicate a need for further assessment and treatment or education.
• Assessment
  Nutritional Assessment examines a person's nutritional status, including laboratory results of blood work, weight/height relationship, weight loss/gain, appetite, food intolerance and allergies, as well as other factors that can influence one's nutrition status. Methods to enhance nutritional intake will be recommended and educational needs identified.
• Treatment
  Counseling and education are essential for nutritional lifestyle changes to occur. Learning to apply this information through proper meal planning, label reading, recipe conversions and portion control is the ultimate goal.

Classes / Educational Courses