Pick your Fresh Fruits and vegetables of the season.

 

Join the WIC Family

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is in search of a dynamic WIC Registered Dietitian to plan, implement, and evaluate nutritional education activities for patients at our Community Health Center in Newburgh, NY.

Description

• Conduct nutrition risk assessment to determine all nutrition risk
• Provide nutrition education responsive to the identified needs/interests of at-risk
• Provide and document appropriate follow-up referrals to other health and social
• Implement individual care plans for at-risk participants (initiated and participant
• Plan, conduct and evaluate the nutrition program at Cornerstone (develop lesson plans, handouts)
• Provide high-risk nutritional
• Develop individual care plans for high-risk
• Coordinate nutrition counseling activities at Cornerstone responsive to the identified needs/interests of high-risk
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Care
• Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff and other required meetings.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences, community nutrition, clinical dietetics, foods and nutrition from a regionally accredited college or university, or one recognized by New York State Education Department

Licenses Required: Registered Dietitian

Experience Required: Completion of a dietetic internship in an institution approved by the American Dietetic Association and is either currently registered or is eligible for registration by the American Dietetic Association.

Benefits Include: We offer a highly competitive salary & benefit package including over 3 weeks of paid time off a year. We also provide Top-notch group medical, dental and vision insurance | Long-term disability and life insurance | 403(b) Retirement Plan | Supplemental disability, accident, and life insurance Please submit a Cover Letter, Current Resume, and Salary Requirements. Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a nonprofit community health center. Our mission is to provide quality, affordable healthcare services to our community.

 

 

EWIC is Here! If your are a Participant and are currently certified

• Use the rest of your checks
• Keep your scheduled appointment
• Bring your ID and documents
• Complete your Nutrition counseling
• Go shopping with your Brand New EWIC Card

 

Week One: Have 5 serving of vegetables per day

Week Two: 8 ounces of Water 8 times a day

Week Three: 30 mins of exercises per day

Week Four:  Eat at least 50% of grains as whole grains

• Come in and talk to our Nutrition staff on portions size
• What vegetables are best to eat
• Start walking and getting  FIT WIC for the Spring
• Come in get some quick and easy recipes

 

Click here to see our calendar for National Nutrition Month!

Here at the WIC program, We ♥ Nutrition!!!

MARCH is National Nutrition Month

Looking for a New Way of Eating? Find a Nutritionist or a FREE Nutrition program…

Oswego County Opportunities has plenty to offer:

WIC, Nutrition Services, Meals on Wheels

Other helpful links in Oswego: SNAP & Friends of Oswego

For FOOD FUN info Visit eat right. – for kids !!

_______________Want to make Homemade Baby food??_________________

CLICK ⇑ABOVE⇑ FOR DETAILS

It’s easier than you think.

Be sure to have fresh fruits and veggies,

clean them properly and only warm them for a short period-

we don’t want to over cook and lose the nutrition value 🙂

 

A Little Bundle of Joy……

WIC Newsletter (July 2017)

Our 2017 Farm Stands will be as follows:

Freeport Farmers Market
Freeport Recreation Center
130 East Merrick Rd. North Parking Lot
Saturdays: 11:30am-3:30pm
7/15/17-10/28/17

Freeport Woodcleft Ave.
314 Woodcleft Ave.
Nautical Mile Esplanade
Saturday: 11:30am-3:30pm
7/15/17-09/02/17

 Children’s Nest Farm Stand
2350 Merrick Ave
Merrick, NY 11566
Mondays 3:30pm – 6:30pm
6/19/17—9/25/17

Anna House Farm Stand
2150 Hempstead Turnpike
(Inside Belmont Park Race Track Gate 6)
Elmont, NY 11003
Tuesdays, 10:00am – 1:00pm
6/20/17 – 9/26/17