Megan McDermett is a dietetic intern at IUPUI who graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. As part of her internship, she is completing a community nutrition rotation with the IUPUI Office of Health and Wellness Promotion. Her goals are to provide nutrition information to the IUPUI community, lay the groundwork for hiring a full-time registered dietitian, and gain experience in her career field. She plans to develop various nutrition education materials and programs, including training peer educators and creating an "Ask the Dietitian" page.

1. Nutrition and IUPUI
The Difference a Dietitian Can Make
Megan McDermett, BSFCS
IU Dietetic Intern 2016

2.  Dallas, TX  Athens, GA  Indianapolis, IN
 Graduated from University of Georgia in May 2015 (Go DAWGS!)
 Bachelors of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences
 President and Recruitment Event Chairmen of sorority, Chi Omega
 Peer Nutrition Educator
 IU Dietetic Intern, August 2015-June 2016
 480 hours Clinical Nutrition
 384 hours Food Service Management
 352 hours Community Nutrition
About Me

3. Professional & Student
StaffShawnté Elbert, MA, CHES, TTS
Director
Emily Werner, MS
Assistant Director of Health & Wellness Initiatives
Sareen Lambright Dale, MBA
Assistant Director of Sexual Assault Education and Prevention
Eric Teske, MA, MS
Assistant Director of Substance Abuse Prevention
Vacant
Health Promotion Coordinator
Megan McDermett
Dietetic Intern

4. Mission
To empower IUPUI students
to thrive and achieve life-long success
through experiences that
cultivate holistic well-being.

5.  Community Nutrition with an emphasis in Campus Wellness
 IUPUI Office of Health and Wellness Promotion
 Monday, May 23, 2016 - Friday, June 17, 2016
 Preceptors:
 Shawnté Elbert, MA, MCHES, TTS
 Director
 Emily Werner, MS
 Assistant Director of Health and Wellness Initiatives
 Purpose:
 Provide IUPUI’s campus, students, faculty and staff with appropriate nutrition information
 Lay initial ground work for a future full time RD on IUPUI’s campus
 Fall in love with a career opportunity and to help a community in need of nutrition education
Capstone Proposal

6.  Perform organizational and strategic planning.
 Assess current Nutrition presentation for possible enhancements to be made
 Develop nutrition education materials for IUPUI Peer Educators
 Develop business or operating plan (perform).
 Develop materials for future potential full-time employed Dietitian/Dietetic Interns to use
 Develop “Ask the Dietitian” protocol for future Dietitian/Dietetic Interns to use
 Develop a health promotion/disease prevention intervention project (perform).
 Develop an “Ask the Dietitian” message page for a future Dietitian to use as part of an intervention plan
 Supervise coordination of services.
 Train IUPUI peer educator leaders on Nutrition presentation so that they may effectively educate the students of IUPUI on Eating
Well.
 Supervise marketing functions.
 Develop Nutrition focused marketing plan for future Dietitian and Dietetic Interns to utilize for nutrition education on campus
 Adhere to the Dietetic Internship technical and professional competencies
Competency Statements

7.  2015-2016 Academic Year at IUPUI
 55 Outreach presentations given
 4 Nutrition presentations
 2014 NCHA data
 4.3% students report eating recommended serving of fruits and vegetables per day*
 13.3% students report participating in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
5-7 days per week
 24.2% students report participating in at least 20 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise 3-
7 days per week
 A total of 38.1% of students meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity**
*MyPlate recommends 4-5 servings/day of fruits and vegetables
**Per the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association (2007)
The Data

8.  IU National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
 Testing and Wellness checks for IUPUI
 70% Students with High Blood Pressure
 20% with high BMI, obese
30,105 students enrolled in Fall 2015
 Poll taken from Student Health Listserv
 23 universities with >20,000 students all had dietitians available for students
 14 with full-time dietitians
 9 with part time dietitians
The Data

9. Dietetic Intern
Projects

10. Peer Educator Nutrition
Presentation

11. Q: Build a meal from a campus restaurant
that has at least 3 components of MyPlate
in it.
A: Building a salad from crisp, topping it
with Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets, drinking
100% juice instead of soda
 Salad = vegetable
 Chicken = lean protein
 Juice = fruit
 Breading on chicken = grain
Peer Educator Nutrition
Presentation

12.  Modeled after “Ask Alice” through Columbia
University
 Question and answer forum for students
 Available through H&WP website under
“Nutrition” tab
 Goal is to provide students an honest, open,
anonymous resource to ask any and all nutrition
questions
 Opportunity for staff to learn what students are
interested in knowing
 Opportunity for students to get reliable information on
nutrition-related topics they are most interested in
Dietitian’s Dish

13. Dear Dietitian,
• Nutrition
Dietitian’s Dish

14. New Dietitian’s Dish post on the HWP website! Check it out at
wellness.iupui.edu and #beWELL today! #eatWELL #jagWELL
#dietitiansdish

15. Website Content
• Nutrition
What is “healthy”?
Mindful Eating
Tips for Students
Smart Shopping
Reading Nutrition Labels
Eating Disorders

16. • Nutrition
What is “healthy”?
Mindful Eating
Tips for Students
Smart Shopping
Reading Nutrition Labels
Eating Disorders

17.  Social Media Toolkit for H&WP Twitter and Facebook
 Nutrition Articles
“Scientists advise to focus on the plant, not the process! Enjoy fruits and vegetables and focus on the many benefits and nutrients they
provide for your body! #eatWELL #beWELL #jagWELL https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/17/ge-
crops/”
 Recipes
“Quesadillas can be a quick, tasty, and an affordable meal AND they are a great way to throw in any extra veggies you have. Try
spinach or peppers and onions in these black-bean quesadillas! #eatWELL #jagWell
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/black_bean_quesadillas.html”
 Graphics
Social Media
#eatWELL #moveWELL #snackWELL #beWELL #jagWELL

18. Social Media
Neuroscientist talks about the brain, eating, why dieting
doesn’t work and why being mindful does! #eatWELL
#beWELL #mindful #jagWELL
Join the rest of Jag Nation and #eatWELL to
#beWELL !!

19. Social Media

20.  Dietitian
 1:1 Nutrition Counseling with students
 Weight loss, weight management, diabetes management, eating disorders, nutrition and physical activity or club
sports athletes
 Grocery store, dining hall, campus restaurant tours
 Budget shopping, making healthy choices, balancing favorite food options
 Creating Nutrition Plans for students in JagFit
 Developing new nutrition presentations
 Training Peer Educators on nutrition
 Tabling events
 Portion distortion, alcohol and nutrition
 Food Demos
 One pot/skillet meals, quick and easy mini-meals, repurposing leftovers, packing a healthy lunch for campus
 App for dining halls and campus restaurants
 Teaching kitchen for Healthy Cooking classes
Ongoing Ideas

21.  Dietetic Interns
 Maintain Dietitian’s Dish, website, and social media
 Creating nutrition education handouts for Peer Educators to utilize
 Updating Nutrition Jeopardy questions
 Creating more nutrition presentations
 Training peer educators
 Facilitating nutrition presentations
 Food Demos for classes, student groups, at tabling events
 Creating fun, nutrition video segments for social media sites
 Quick nutrition tips
 Food demos
 Developing student-friendly recipes
 Creating nutrition information for PAWS pantry
 How to make a balanced meal out of PAWS pantry options
Ongoing Ideas

22.  CAPS
 Student Health
 PAWS pantry
 Gleaner’s Food Bank
 IUPUI sustainability
 Campus Rec
 Greek Life
 Multicultural Center
 Club Sports
 Chartwell’s Dining Services
 IUPUI graphic design department
 Campus restaurants
 IU SHRS Dietetic Internship
Future Collaborations

23. Nutrition

24. Questions? wellness.iupui.edu