Now, you can view an event that PADAF and the Philadelphia Dietetic Association held in November 2008 at the Marple Public Library in Broomall. These eight clips about “An Afternoon of Healthy Changes” appear on www.YouTube.com. The clips show interviews with seven registered dietitians discussing a variety of topics and also feature an actual counseling session, giving viewers a better understanding of what RDs do and their essential role on the healthcare team.  For more information regarding this and similar events, please click here.

An Afternoon of Healthy Changes series:

Part 1: The Food Trust
(with Amy Deahl-Greenlaw, RD/LDN)
"Our mission is providing access to healthy and affordable food for everyone."

Part 2: Phytochemicals
(with Pat Sullivan, MS, RD, LDN)
"What I love about being a dietitian is…."

Part 3: Find Your Niche: School Food Services
(with Eileen M. Bellew, MA, RD, LDN)
Eileen tells about her "passion for nutrition".

Part 4:  Registered Dietitians in Many Settings
(with Angela Bilbrey, RD, LDN & Colette N. Pester, RD, LDN, CDE)
"Nutrition is truly prevention."

Part 4.1:  Registered Dietitians in Many Settings
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for Pre-Diabetes Mellitus
is "a niche in time" when Diabetes Mellitus can be prevented.

Part 4.2: Registered Dietitians in Many Settings
Registered Dietitians are counselors.

Part 5.0: One Diet Counseling Session
(with Mary Ellen DiMatteo, MS, RD, LDN)
A Diet Counseling Session by a Registered Dietitian is described.

Part 5.1: One Diet Counseling Session
"Dietetics is really varied and that's one of the reasons I got into it."
The client makes some good points about how difficult it has been to be
physically active since she arrived in the United States.

Filmed by Christaldi Productions, Broomall, PA, www.christaldiproductions.com. www.youtube.com/user/HotVidMan