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Wellness Workdays Distance Dietetic Internship Program

Debra Wein, MS, RD, LDN, CWPD

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Agenda

 About Us

 Mission

 Overview

 Program Concentration

 Program Strengths

 Meet Some WWDI Interns

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Wellness Workdays A Hingham, MA based company committed to providing corporate health and wellness programs that inspire employees to make simple and positive changes in their lives and improve their health while working to lower health care costs for businesses.

www.wellnessworkdays.com

+About Wellness Workdays

  East coast based, with a national reach. Hundreds of years of experience working in the health and wellness industry.

  A skilled, diverse team of masters-level nutritionists, certified and degreed personal trainers, certified coaches and nationally recognized lecturers.

  Worked with hundreds of organizations including:

  Brown University, Putnam Investments, MIT, Old Mutual Asset Management, BCBSMA, Massachusetts Bankers Association, EMC, Welch�s, Perkin Elmer, Rockland Trust, Clifford Chance, Tulane University, MITRE, Bentley University, Harvard Business School, etc.

  Our programs have won awards from the Boston Business Journal, New England Employees Benefits Council and the Northeast Human Resources Association.

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Tommy Thompson, Former Secretary of Health and Human Services

“It is companies like Wellness Workdays, under the leadership of Debra Wein, that have shown that positive healthy outcomes can be achieved … in the workplace.

Wellness Workdays continues to be an active player in the fight against obesity and other chronic diseases in our country."

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Awards & Recognition

+Wellness. What we have to offer.   Business Planning Tools

  Strategic Planning & Consulting

  Evaluation & ROI Consulting

  Wellness Audits

  Personal Health Assessments

  Olympic Circle Employee Engagement Program

  Screenings

  Employee Needs & Interest Surveys

  Branded Internet Sites & Communications

  Technology Solutions   Personalized Employee Dashboards

  Health Center Kiosks

  Accelerometers

  Body Composition Analyzers

  Integrated Weight Scales

  Individual Tracking & Aggregate Reporting Capabilities

  Verifiable Data and Measurable Outcomes

  Our Programs   Wellness Challenges

  Weight Management   Behavior Change Programs

  Physical Activity, Nutrition, Fiscal Wellness, Mental & Emotional Wellness, Families, etc.

  Disease Management   Hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular

Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, etc.   Seminars & Webinars

  Cooking Demos

  Population Management & Targeted Programs   Health Risk Coaching

  Smoking Cessation   Healthy Babies

  Executive Coaching   One-to-One Counseling

+Meet the Program Director!

 Debra Wein, MS, RD, CSSD, DWPD   President and Founder of Wellness Workdays

  Nationally recognized expert on health and wellness for over 20 years

  Designed award-winning programs for both individuals and corporations across the country

  Over 10 years of experience hosting dietetic interns from

  Tufts University, The University of Connecticut, Simmons College, The Medical University of South Carolina, The University of Northern Colorado, University of CT, Solmaz Institute for Obesity Dietetic Internship at Lenoir-Rhyne University

+Mission and Goals

  Provide the tools, resources and environment to graduate competent, ethical and professional entry level dietitians who are advocates for worksite wellness, health promotion and disease prevention

  Prepare entry-level dietitians to be leaders in their chosen field and advocates for their profession as they grow as health care professionals

+Program Overview

  Flexible, 1200 hour program

  Meets the strict competencies and learning outcomes of ACEND

  Combination of:   Acute Clinical (400 hours)

  Long Term/Elder Care Services (80 hours)

  Worksite Wellness (240 hours)

  Community (240 hours)

  Food Services Management (200 hours)

  Elective Rotations (40 hours)

  Part-time and Full-time options available

+ Program Overview

 Unique distance education program   Designed to meet individual needs and interests

  Complete supervised practice requirements in your local setting

  Select sites and preceptors of your choice

  Hands-on, real life experiences and opportunities to develop strong communication and professional skills

+WW DI Strengths

  Unique, flexible, innovative

  Focus on the now: Technology, social media, health care, obesity

  Develop applicable business and communication skills

  Unique contacts and networking opportunities beyond the traditional health and nutrition field

  Highly knowledgeable and dedicated staff

  Location, location, location!

+We all have our strengths…

+Wellness Workdays Around the Globe!

+Concentration: Worksite Wellness / Health Promotion

  Unique program concentration   Addresses emerging field in dietetics and creates opportunities for

students interested in field of health and prevention

  Learn how to design and deliver strategic worksite wellness programs that target both at-risk and healthy populations to reduce risk of chronic disease and keep healthy people healthy

  Learn about innovative wellness technology, engage in social media opportunities, assist in creation of marketing and programming tools including needs and interest surveys, culture audits, flyers, articles, presentations and programs that promote worksite wellness

  Work in collaboration with Registered Dietitians and alongside corporate clients to define strategies to promote employee health

+How does WW compare to other clinical programs?

  You must meet THE SAME competencies at EVERY accredited DI.

  True for each area: Clinical, community, food-service

+What’s different? It is all about you!

  Worksite Wellness:   No other program has this concentration

  Community:   You can personalize your program by choosing a community

program YOU want. (Culinary Institute of America, Sports nutrition, professional sports team, CSA, farm-to-table restaurant, school, etc.)

  Elective:   You can add on an elective to another rotation or add a NEW

rotation

+What if I can’t find a placement?

  Each of our 20 students found placements!

  You need some initiative, but the programs are there for the taking!   We provide:

  how-to’s on the website

  on-going support from our staff

  Preceptor database

  “Worth the effort!”

+ �I was very interested in this particular program because of the wellness focus and also because of the freedom that this program allows.

I was able to build my own schedule and choose the types of experiences that I wanted to have.�

Katie Castillo

Memphis, Tennesee

+ �I chose Wellness Workdays because I see the need for corporate wellness programs and because I fit in the corporate wellness area.�

Katie Di Lauro

Encinitas, California

+�I was attracted to the Wellness Workdays program because it is a distance program.

Another reason is that there was no other internship that offered wellness training.� Andrea Lee

Rome, Georgia

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  Admission Criteria 1.  Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Verification Statement

2.  GPA of 3.0 preferred

3.  Personal Statement (1000 words or less) submitted directly on the DICAS site

4.  Three Letters of Recommendation

5.  Official Transcripts (note: GRE’s are not required)

  Application Postmark Deadline for 2013-2014 class is February 15th, 2014 by 11:59 PM Central Time

  For more information on how to apply, visit our website   Learn more at: www.wellnessworkdays.com/di   Click on �How To Apply�

Applications!

+Supplemental Application

  I am interested in completing my worksite wellness rotation at Wellness Workdays in Hingham, MA (Please check one).

YES NO

  I acknowledge that I will be required to attend the mandatory orientation in July in Hingham, MA at my expense. I understand that failure to do so will result in termination from the internship and my fees will not be refunded.

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  I am applying for:

(Please check one)

Full-time (35-40 hours per week)

Part-time (25 hours per week) 

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