I started a health group and would like find a volunteer that can help us understand nutrition and weightloss,?
How do I recruit someone like that?
The investment is only once a month for a couple hours.
Weight Watchers International may be able to help. They have been around for a long time and use a method that is endorsed by the medical profession. You could probably make contact with them either online or in the telephone directory of the nearest major city. I used to be a member and found them to have a lot of pre-prepared handouts, charts, helpful advice, and even sometimes seminars that they would get leaders of groups to go to. It's a very big organization, too, so you'd have a good chance of somebody being nearby. A doctor's office might have a nurse who'd be knowledgeable and willing to help out, but not necessarily. A major hospital would certainly have someone working there who is a nutrition expert, but whether this person would have the time or inclination to assist, I don't know. It might depend on whether your group was willing to pay and, if so, how much. Some convalescent hospitals (old folks' homes) also have dieticians and one of these might be more interested, as a change of pace. I would advise staying away from places like "Jenny Craig" weightloss centers. I don't think they give or get much real training.
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January 21 2009 08:46 pm | understanding nutrition
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:03 am
Weight Watchers International may be able to help. They have been around for a long time and use a method that is endorsed by the medical profession. You could probably make contact with them either online or in the telephone directory of the nearest major city. I used to be a member and found them to have a lot of pre-prepared handouts, charts, helpful advice, and even sometimes seminars that they would get leaders of groups to go to. It's a very big organization, too, so you'd have a good chance of somebody being nearby. A doctor's office might have a nurse who'd be knowledgeable and willing to help out, but not necessarily. A major hospital would certainly have someone working there who is a nutrition expert, but whether this person would have the time or inclination to assist, I don't know. It might depend on whether your group was willing to pay and, if so, how much. Some convalescent hospitals (old folks' homes) also have dieticians and one of these might be more interested, as a change of pace. I would advise staying away from places like "Jenny Craig" weightloss centers. I don't think they give or get much real training.
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