Community Outreach
Looking for nutrition expertise for your community event?
Contact: Char Byington, Chair, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
charbyington@isu.edu | (208) 282-3091
Health Fairs
ISU students and faculty regularly help plan and attend community health fairs. Clinical Associate Professor Jenifer Reader, MHE, RDN, was instrumental in the success of the ISU 2024 Health Fair. Several MS/Dietetic Interns and BS in Dietetics students volunteered at a booth focusing on healthy snack options for kids.
Healthy Bengals
Department faculty are also active members of the Healthy Bengal Coalition is a collaboration between ISU health and wellness related programs and clinics. The mission is to increase the awareness and practice of behaviors that contribute to lifelong health and wellness for the Bengal Community.
Community Talks
Prenatal nutrition, elementary and high school students, college coeds, community organizations, senior center seminars. Whoever your audience, our students, interns, and faculty enjoy sharing their nutrition knowledge with community members. We also speak with elementary and high school students about becoming an RDN.
