Inspiring a Wave of Healthy Eating

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Davita Kidney & Dialysis Centers are expanding beyond kidney treatment with a new program called “A Wave of Healthy Choices”. Davita wanted to really be able to utilize their RD’s as much as possible, and were able to do so in creating this new program. The goal of the program is to educate people on healthy foods and how to care for healthy kidneys in an effort to prevent new kidney failure cases. Dietitians provide daily tips to their coworkers about healthy nutrition choices. The dietitians are asked to do this in fun and creative ways that really let the employees become immersed in healthful life choices. Dietitians will also visit nearby businesses and educate them on kidney and general nutrition health as well. They are hoping that the people the dietitians educate will spread the world to people they know or see in their day to day lives, thus expanding the knowledge base as much as possible.
In addition, Davita brings community into the picture with multiple community activities to promote health and healthy eating. Education will be available to adults, children, teenagers, and the elderly to focus on individual age based need. They will also have healthy eating classes, eating on a budget lessons, fear factor food training to encourage people to try new and healthy foods, and MyPlate education.
This article shows that Davita is really pushing themselves to expand beyond just dialysis. They are trying to make a difference before the problems begin. Dietitians can learn from Davita how to really reach a lot of people without having to spend a lot of money and hire new people.



Schaeffer, J. (2012, May 9). Inspiring a Wave of Healthful Eating. Retrieved  October 18, 2015, from http://www.todaysdietitiahttp://www.todaysdietitian.com/news/exclusive0312.
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-JT

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