Megan Bren
Nutrition Family Visitor at Community Action Wayne Medina- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Dietitian
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Experience
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Community Action Wayne Medina
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Nutrition Family Visitor
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Apr 2016 - Present
Providing quality nutrition and food prep education and healthy eating habits opportunities for Head Start and Triway parents/families through home visits. Develop curriculum and documentation Events for program year Complete family intake Help families evaluate their own menus against proper nutrition Provide training in budgeting, grocery shopping, meal planning opportunities for each family to utilize Menu for Head Start central facility, including special diets Providing quality nutrition and food prep education and healthy eating habits opportunities for Head Start and Triway parents/families through home visits. Develop curriculum and documentation Events for program year Complete family intake Help families evaluate their own menus against proper nutrition Provide training in budgeting, grocery shopping, meal planning opportunities for each family to utilize Menu for Head Start central facility, including special diets
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LEND Trainee
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Aug 2014 - Present
The South Dakota LEND Program is the South Dakota Leadership Education Excellence in Caring for Children with Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Program. The program is a graduate-level traineeship with one year of specialized training which focuses on the interdisciplinary training of professional for leadership roles in the provision of health and related services to infants, children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental and related disabilities and their families. The program provides preparation for clinical leadership roles, managed care and office settings, community based, and hospital health care. Training includes and emphasize on the provision of family oriented, culturally sensitive, and interdisciplinary services. Show less
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South Dakota State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Dec 2013 - Present
Ignite is a grant program collaboration between the SDSU Health and Nutritional Sciences Department and SDSU Extension. The program is an obesity prevention program, providing focused efforts to develop strategies to prevent overweight and obesity among 6th-8th grade youth in two target communities. The program is a Community Based Participatory Based Research project.
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iCook Research Team
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Jul 2013 - Present
ICook 4-h is a multi-state research project focusing on children ages from 9-10. The program focuses on family meals, culinary skills, and increased physical activity. Assist with children assessments including: waist circumference, weight, height, tanner scale, surveys, and accelerometer data.
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Wellness Intern
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Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
• Conducted wellness presentations to introductory SDSU classes. • Administered nutrition counseling to community members, college students, and Division I athletes. • Kept a budget and assisted in developing the budget for the following fiscal year. • Conducted wellness/nutrition presentations as requested by students, faculty and staff. • Collaborated with various campus professionals on university wide alcohol and sexual assault programming. • Assisted in promoting and executing large-scale campus wellness programming. • Managed Safe Ride program by hiring and scheduling monitors and communicating with Brookings Area Transit. • Advised the student organization Helping Everyone Reach Optimal Health (HEROH) by attending bi-weekly meetings and assisting with HEROH programming such as the Welcome Back Dance and Stress Free Days. Show less
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University of South Dakota
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Dietetic Internship
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Aug 2014 - May 2015
The Dietetic Internship provides supervised practice experience necessary to become eligible to take the national registration examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The concentration area for the Dietetic Internship is adults and children with disabilities through the Center for Disabilities Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine at The University of South Dakota. Supervised practice in the areas of Food Service Management, Community and Clinical Nutrition. Show less
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Education
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2009 - 2016
South Dakota State University
Master's degree, Nutrition, Exercise, and Food Science -
2009 - 2013
South Dakota State University
Bachelor's degree, Dietetics/Dietitian
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