Healthy Habits that Last a Lifetime
The Outpatient Rehabilitation Center at The George Washington University Hospital offers comprehensive nutrition services to guide every patient to learn healthy habits that last a lifetime to prevent or manage disease. Experienced and certified dietitians work with patients who have the following diagnoses and specific disorders:
- Diabetes or prediabetes
- Obesity or overweight
- Chronic Kidney Disease IV
- Chronic Pain
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Head and neck surgery
- Hypertension
- Neuromuscular disease
- Stroke (CVA)
To contact the Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, please call 202-715-5655.
Treatments
- Motivational interviewing and goal setting
- Diabetes management
- Stroke recovery support
- Weight management support
- Pain management
- Modified texture diets
- Enteral nutrition therapy
- Post-operative and rehab recovery
- Comprehensive patient and family education
Program Goals
Our goal is to guide every patient to learn healthy eating habits that last a lifetime to prevent and manage disease, which includes:
- Regulate meal intake
- Achieve calorie balance with intake of fat, protein and carbohydrate
- Increase intake of fruits and vegetable high in antioxidants
- Inform lower calorie choices with eating out and portion control
- Increase healthy fat to saturated fat intake ratios
- For diabetics: learn to count, choose and time carbohydrate intake
- Achieve 10 percent weight loss for those who are obese or overweight
Additional Resources:
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- National Diabetes Association
- National Kidney Foundation
- GW Hospital weight-loss surgery
Dietitian
Nora Jansen Shank, RDN, LDN
Registered, licensed dietitian
Certifications: Certified in Weight Management
Registered, licensed dietitian
Certifications: Certified in Weight Management