CKP Cargill Internship Program

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CKP Cargill Internship Program 2008 Leadership
Lecture Series Session 1 The Power of
Nutrition Friday, October 11, 2008
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Nutrition Servicesat Project Angel Food

• Orville E. Bigelow, MS, RD
• Manager of Nutrition Services

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What I am going to discuss

• Who I am and what Project Angel Food does
• What the function of the Nutrition Services
  Department is
• How nutrition plays a role in health
• What long term effects nutrition has in the
  populations that we serve
• How access to food in general impacts health

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About me

• Registered Dietitian
• Manager of Nutrition Services
• Manage a department of 4 employees plus interns
• Been with Project Angel Food for 1 year
• Also teach part-time at California State
  University, Los Angeles

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About Project Angel Food

• Founded in 1989
• Serves meals to clients who have life-threatening
  illness and are nutritionally challenged due to
  their condition
• AIDS/HIV
• Cancer
• End Stage Renal Disease
• One meal per day (hot or frozen) gradually
  adding breakfast bags
• Majority of clients are HIV/AIDS but Seriously
  Ill Population (SIP) clients increasing rapidly

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Nutrition Services-What we do

• Clients
• Initial intakes
• Follow-ups
• Educational Materials
• Referrals to additional food sources
• Special Diets/Fixes
• Menu planning
• Newsletter and handouts
• Kitchen checks
• In-service trainings
• Community connections

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Menu Planning

• 8 week cycle menu
• Menus to be used are formatted by Manager of
  Nutrition Services
• Kitchen sends main entrées for the week
• NS manager selects appropriate alternative
  meals
• Menus printed and distributed to clients and
  placed on PAF website

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Special Diets

• Diagnosis related diets
• Diabetes Renal NAS Lactose controlled NAS
  Low Fat GI Soft No Spice
• Preferences
• Vegetarian No Chicken No Red Meat No Fish No
  Pork No Nuts etc
• CX
• Used for allergies that cant be controlled for
  by selections offered

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Kitchen Checks

• Cleanliness
• Food temperatures
• Personal hygiene
• Food storage
• Report given to Kitchen Manager and Director of
  Operations

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In-service Trainings

• HAACP Guidelines
• Special Diets
• Diseases and how nutrition impacts them

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How nutrition plays a role in health

• Nutrients needed for growth and maintenance
• Health compromised when malnourished
• Macronutrients needed for energy and other
  functions
• Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat
• Micronutrients needed for many functions in the
  body
• Vitamins, Minerals (also phytochemicals)

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What long term effects nutrition has in the
populations that we serve

• Improved energy intake
• Counter wasting in HIV/AIDS or Cancer
• Appropriate nutrient intake
• Controlled micronutrient/macronutrient intake
• Improved quality of life
• Improved medication adherence

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How access to food in general impacts health

• Many areas of the urban landscape have limited
  access to nutritious food
• Food Deserts
• Population living in an environment that
  encourages the development of chronic disease
• People are not educated on how to make healthier
  lifestyle habits and choices are greatly
  influenced by media

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What I discussed

• Who I am and what Project Angel Food does
• What the function of the Nutrition Services
  Department is
• How nutrition plays a role in health
• What long term effects nutrition has in the
  populations that we serve
• How access to food in general impacts health
• Questions?

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Thank You!