DIETICIANS AND NUTRITIONIST'S

Dashaan DunnPeriod 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 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.

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.

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?

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).

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.

Qualifications There are no licenses in order to be a

Dietician or Nutritionist, but a bachelors degree is the first thing to get.

Qualities Dietician's and Nutritionists qualities

consist of Analytical Skills Organizational Skills People Skills Communications Skills Technical SkillsPersonal Qualities are to be able to be friendly and a person to be very patient and helpful.

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

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%.

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

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.

Questions?

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?

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.

Sources http://www.healthcareersinfo.net/dietitian

s-nutritionists/

http://www.foothill.edu/career/documents/Nutrionist_Dietitian.pdf

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dietitians-and-nutritionists.htm

THANK YOU!!!! This was a hard project but I eventually

pulled through, especially by myself.