Local Nutrition Counseling Services
Looking for credible nutrition information? Here’s your link to top-rate nutrition counseling services and organizations that provide excellent nutrition information, tips and tools.
Hayes Green Beach Hospital-Charlotte: www.hgbhealth.com
Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) is comprised of 7 federally qualified health centers each serviced by Registered Dietitians. Nutrition education is available for individuals throughout the lifespan, including community presentations as requested. ICHD has programs in place to prevent and control communicable diseases, programs to protect citizens from environmental hazards and several efforts and programs to link county residents to an organized system of health care. The Department also conducts research to document the health status and health problems of the community and works with the community to develop strategies to improve health and well-being.
Call for more information: 517-887-4311 or visit our Web site at http://hd.ingham.org/
Food and Nutrition Services, Sparrow Health System, Lansing, Michigan: http://www.sparrow.org/Appetite/
Health at Every Size seminars; Weight Loss Groups. Contact Sparrow Weight Management Center at 517-364-8080.
Diabetes Center: 8 hours of group diet instruction and an individual counseling appointment with a registered dietitian.
Classes are usually covered by insurance with a physician referral. Call 517-364-5955.
Cardiac Class: Two-week session on nutrition for heart health. Call 1-800-SPARROW to register.
Outpatient nutrition counseling by a registered dietitian. Insurance coverage dependant on condition.
Call for more information and to schedule an appointment: 517-364-2387.
Nutrition Counseling: One-on-one counseling with a registered dietitian using Health at Every Size concept. Specializing in eating disorders, diabetes, weight management, and cardiovascular concerns. Contact: Esther Rose Park, MS, RD at 517-332-3105 for more information and to schedule an appointment.
No insurance coverage.
Ingham Regional Medical Center
Outpatient Nutrition Education: One-on-one counseling with a registered dietitian (physician referral required):
Call 517-377-8257 for more information and to schedule an appointment.
Diabetic Education Classes, Diabetes Self-Management Education Program: Call 517-374-4911 for more information.
Nutri-Care Consulting Services: Services provided include program design, implementation and evaluation; individual and group counseling in medical nutrition as well as wellness areas; participation on grant writing teams; speaking engagements; business proposals (i.e. weight loss contests for industries and churches); academic teaching and more - you propose it! Contact: Kathy Shattler, MS, RD, Nutri-Care Consulting, Owosso, MI 48867. Phone: 989-725-8603. E-mail: kshattler@charter.net.
Care Free Medical, Inc.: Ambulatory nutrition consultation for individuals and groups. Contact: Carol Sawyer, PhD, RD, Care Free Medical Inc., 790 E. Columbia,
PO Box 300, Mason, MI 48854. Phone: 517-244-0120. E-mail: carefree@cablespeed.com.