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Patricia
Slinger, MPH, RD, CDN is the Director of Nutrition Services at God’s
Love We Deliver (GLWD) and has published various nutrition education materials.
GLWD is a meal delivery program for people with serious illnesses in New
York City, NY. Patricia has an extensive background in public health nutrition
and has been a presenter on many nutrition and chronic disease issues.
Tamara
Simpson, RD, CDN is a nutritionist with GLWD.
Nutrition professionals
continually provide the public with nutrition education to promote wellness
and to treat chronic disease. Clinicians counsel individuals and groups
in various settings including hospitals, clinics and community based organizations.
In order to reinforce verbal recommendations, written information on health
and nutrition is routinely given to clients. While the goal of written
material is to provide an accurate take home message to the public, its
effectiveness is often challenged by cultural insensitivity, language and
the inability of the audience to understand written information. (1,2)
Editors’ Note
This issue offers clinicians
insight on the development of effective nutrition education materials.
The authors provide suggestions and guidelines to help people counsel individuals
with different reading and comprehension abilities. Numerous resources,
noted by the authors, help readers to learn the art of effective nutrition
education.
The Update Central column
highlights recreational drug use and substance abuse among HIV-positive
individuals. It includes updated information on medical marijuana and valuable
web site links to resources on other recreational substances. Leads to
additional resources regarding interactions between recreational drugs
and HIV/AIDS medications will help readers to learn more about these issues.
The Nutrition Forum column offers updated information on the antioxidant
Coenzyme Q10. |
