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Stark County Community Nutrition Clinic -The Stark County Health Department Community Nutrition Clinic is proud to now offer a new and unique service to the county. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) provided by a Registered/Licensed Dietitian incorporates current nutritional knowledge to your health problems to achieve a better quality of life. It begins with the nutrition assessment of a client, followed by a medically prescribed nutrition therapy plan based on your health needs and personal goals. Registered and Licensed Dietitians operate the clinic with a wide variety of expertise in a variety of specialty areas.

Medical Nutrition Therapy for Medicare Part B

The Stark County Health Department and the Community Nutrition Clinic Dietitians are providers for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Medicare Part B. They can now offer counseling services for Diabetes and Pre-Dialysis Medical Nutrition Therapy for anyone with current Medicare Part B Coverage. This coverage is new for Medicare clients as of January 1, 2002 . Contact your Medicare Provider for details on your coverage.

Clients need to be referred by a physician and have documented order for an RD to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy along with the diagnosis and diagnosis code with the highest level of specificity. It needs to also include the physician's name, signature, and provider number. The client is responsible for only the 20% co-pay per visit. They may receive up to 3 hours per year. Medicare and your physician may approve additional coverage for any significant health changes. Changes in health such as; new disease diagnosis, or episodes of high blood sugars, or significant change in renal function may qualify for additional hours of Medicare coverage.

Please contact our office or your physician for details concerning your coverage, medical eligibility, and the benefits of medical nutrition therapy. We are open from 8:30 - NOON and from 1:OO PM to 4:30 . Some evening hours are available. Please Contact 330.493.9917 for an appointment or further information.

Nutrition plays an important role in your health and quality of life.

Balanced eating habits and well-balanced diet can help prevent illness and disease as it relates to diet. Diabetes, Heart Attacks, High Blood Pressure, Obesity, Coronary Artery Disease, and numerous other health problems can be prevented, a reduction in severity, or the prevention of major complications can be prevented through nutrition.

The Stark County Health Department's Community Nutrition Clinic has established the following Web Page to assist you in living a healthier life through nutrition and make the public aware of the services available.

New Infant/Toddler Client Education Handouts

Websites:
http://ptcentral.com/muscles/
This website has a clickable human body so you can click on whatever part of the body that you would like to know about the muscles in that region, and it will give you detailed information on those muscles.

http://danke.com/Orthodoc/muscles.html
This website shows great pictures of where muscles are located.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sportsinjuries.html
This website has common injuries and ways to treat them, and also ways to exercise and stretch the affected area.

http://www.acefitness.org
The American Council on Exercise website has many great links concerning health and fitness.

http://www.caloriescount.org
This website has a link to a calorie calculator that you can type any food into and it will tell you the number of calories and the grams of fat per serving of that item.