Nutrition
Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2008
Visit the EDAW Page for this year's EDAW schedule of events.
The mission of the Nutrition Education Program in the Community Health Education Department of the University Health Center is to provide client-centered individual and group nutrition education and serve as a nutrition resource to UNL students, staff and faculty.
Nutrition Services' Purposes:
- To strive for an atmosphere of harmony within Community Health Education and with other University Health Center departments in order to carry out our objectives efficiently.
- To achieve standards set by Federal, State, and Local Agencies
- To carry out these objectives while encouraging the personal development of each member of the Nutrition Education Department.
- To provide nutrition and modified diet counseling on an individual basis to meet the needs of those being counseled.
- To provide group nutrition and modified diet counseling when appropriate.
- To provide the most up-to-date nutrition information as possible to students.
- To make appropriate referrals to other health care providers, as appropriate.
- To work with other University Departments to enhance the quality of life and education of students.
- To work with other University Health Center and University Departments to promote size acceptance and reduce the incidence of eating disorders.
- To allow for student volunteer experience through PeerNET, SHINE and EDEP Student Association programs.
- To continue to provide the present level of health services and expand services in the area of nutrition education through the University Health Center Health Education Program.
- To monitor the quality of services provided through an ongoing quality assessment program.
- To provide all services in an atmosphere of cultural sensitivity.
- To be fiscally responsible.
