Vi Nedd-Jackman is a nutrition education and wellness professional based in River Forest, IL. She has over 20 years of experience as a community nutrition educator and food demonstrator in both the US and Trinidad. Her expertise includes creating personalized meal plans, nutrition consultations, and advocating for clients' health and wellbeing.
Food Network, Reality TV, everyone loves cooking shows and cooking demonstrations! Have you ever been asked to do a cooking demonstration but did not know where to start? Does the idea of cooking in front of people frighten you? This informative webinar will help you deliver a culinary cooking demonstration and provide good nutritional information to your clients and audience.
Participant Learning Objectives
1. To explain an educational theory to support culinary nutrition.
2. To list instructional strategies to enhance client culinary knowledge.
3. To list steps to plan and execute a cooking demonstration.
Approved for 1.0 CPEU for RDNs
Health Coverage + Schools: Why and How to Conduct School-Based OutreachEnroll America
As trusted sources of information in their communities, schools are uniquely suited to help families learn more about their new health coverage options. In our webinar, we highlighted the strategies schools are using to help students and their families get affordable health coverage, and our panel shared successful outreach resources for reaching important communities — including young parents, key minority groups, and women.
Food Network, Reality TV, everyone loves cooking shows and cooking demonstrations! Have you ever been asked to do a cooking demonstration but did not know where to start? Does the idea of cooking in front of people frighten you? This informative webinar will help you deliver a culinary cooking demonstration and provide good nutritional information to your clients and audience.
Participant Learning Objectives
1. To explain an educational theory to support culinary nutrition.
2. To list instructional strategies to enhance client culinary knowledge.
3. To list steps to plan and execute a cooking demonstration.
Approved for 1.0 CPEU for RDNs
Health Coverage + Schools: Why and How to Conduct School-Based OutreachEnroll America
As trusted sources of information in their communities, schools are uniquely suited to help families learn more about their new health coverage options. In our webinar, we highlighted the strategies schools are using to help students and their families get affordable health coverage, and our panel shared successful outreach resources for reaching important communities — including young parents, key minority groups, and women.
School food programs are a critical method to address food insecurity in First Nations communities. In this presentation, Canadian Feed The Children shares its perspective on the success factors critical for impact and sustainability.
Mission Statement: Our mission is to discover the ins and outs of obesity in Mississippi and to use our nutritional expertise to promote preventative health care services in the community. We aim to empower children and adults to sustain a healthy lifestyle while solidifying our cultural competence.
School food programs are a critical method to address food insecurity in First Nations communities. In this presentation, Canadian Feed The Children shares its perspective on the success factors critical for impact and sustainability.
Mission Statement: Our mission is to discover the ins and outs of obesity in Mississippi and to use our nutritional expertise to promote preventative health care services in the community. We aim to empower children and adults to sustain a healthy lifestyle while solidifying our cultural competence.
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Bringing Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Programs to Detroitnicolaliz
Fruit and vegetable prescription programs have become innovative partnerships between healthcare and community food providers – connecting patients to fresh, healthy, locally-grown produce while providing direct economic benefits to small & midsize farmers and the community. Learn about the first ever pilot program in Detroit, Michigan. Visit http://www.ecocenter.org/healthy-food/fruit-vegetable-prescriptions to learn more.
1. Vi Nedd-Jackman
329 Park Ave, Apt 1, River Forest, IL 60305
Cell: 315-491-1225
Wats Ap: 315-491-1225
Caribbean: 1868-620-3237 |1868-492-7988
Email:neddjackmanvi@yahoo.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ViNedd-Jackman
Summary
Nutrition Education Wellness Professional focused on creating personalized meal plans, detailed
nutrition consultations, improved health status and a feeling of well-being for each client
Highlights
• Healthy cuisine expert
• Special dietary needs
• Health and wellbeing advocate
Accomplishments
• Interacted with clients during nutrition screening at Family Lifestyle Intervention
Program (FLIP) Health Fair, Berwyn YMCA center, March 2016
• Presented interactive nutrition education and engaged clients one-on-one at Dominican
University head start program fun, fitness and food seminar, South shore cultural center
July 2016
Experience
Community Nutrition Educator | Student Worker
January 2016 to July 2016
Dominican University- River Forest, IL
Supported departmental health and wellness team to execute nutritional delivery and training
programs providing appropriate, interactive nutrition education for clients of all ages, as well as
nutrition education training for staff and care givers of head start sites. Nutrition teaching aids
and resource materials were developed, implemented and evaluated
Community Nutrition Educator | Food Demonstrator | Cook
September 1994 to August 2015
Ministry of Health- Trinidad, WI
2. Served as nutrition resource personnel to the community and health care staff to enhance
nutritional services and dietary needs. Devised meal plans in line with clients’ age, gender,
diagnosis, cultural background and religious practices. Researched and identified nutritional
components of foods, prepared diet and menu choices. Maintained up-to-date knowledge about
the latest research and trends through extended education and professional development courses.
Education
Dietetic Internship: Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, May 2016
Dominican University | River Forest, Illinois, USA
Bachelor of Science: Nutrition and Dietetics, May 2015
University of the Southern Caribbean |Maracas St Joseph, Trinidad
Master of Sciences: Food safety and Quality assurance, October 2013
University of the West Indies | St Augustine, Trinidad
Bachelor of Science: Family and Consumer sciences | Minor in Health May 2010
Andrews University | Berrien Springs, Michigan
Skills
Healthcare: Nutrition education, food demonstration, breastfeeding education, meal preparation
and service
People skills: Great bedside manners, enthusiastic people person, problem solving,
organizational, cultural sensitivity
Volunteer
Collaborated with other volunteers assembling and distributing > 50,000 packaged meals for
Trinity Volunteer Corps (TVC) meal distribution, River Forest, February 2016
Supported speakers at Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAND) conference, ensuring
the presentation was completed in a timely manner, Chicago, April, 2016
Participated in prayer walk with community Mayor and IMPACT ministries encouraging and
empowering residents of the community to be advocates not only in the absence of adversities
but holistically in their social, spiritual and physical at Lexington Park, Maywood, July 2016