Villanova’s College of Nursing inaugurates new obesity center via Nurse.com
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
1st Annual COPE Conference
Weight Management - Conversation to Commitment: What You Say Matters!
Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Marriott, Conshohoken, PA
Online registration coming soon! Send your name and email address to louisa.zullo@villanova.edu and we will let you know when it is live Dec. 15th!
Preconference Workshop March 30Conversations for Change: Motivational Interviewing in Primary Care
Conference March 31
Weight Management - Conversation to Commitment: What You Say Matters!
Who should attend?
Nurse Practitioners • Registered Nurses • School Nurses • Occupational Health Nurses • Registered Dietitians • Educators • Physician Assistants • Health Educators • Fitness Professionals
Conference goals:
- Discuss tools to improve your communication skills.
- Explore ways to help clients initiate lifestyle changes to improve weight and health status.
- Network with other health professionals, educators and fitness professionals
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Donate Halloween Candy to the Troops!
Do you have leftover Halloween candy? Here is a way to avoid eating those extra calories...
Friday, September 9, 2011
Meet the COPE Center Director - Denice Ferko-Adams
Denice Ferko-Adams, MPH, RD, LDN
Directorof the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education
Villanova University College of Nursing
Registered dietitian Denice Ferko-Adams brings more than 20 years of clinical, community and worksite experience to serve as the director for the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education based at the College of Nursing at Villanova University. Integrating her experience and passion for wellness and nutrition with a master’s degree in public health, she is a leader in the 75,000-member American Dietetic Association, receiving the 2009 ADA Excellence in Practice Award in Business and Consultation in recognition of her pioneering efforts in worksite wellness.
As president of her consulting company, Wellness Press, Ferko-Adams developed, implemented and evaluated weight, health and fitness campaigns reaching thousands of people with information to improve weight and reduce risk factors for metabolic syndrome. Her former clients include: Air Products, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, BMW of North America, EDS, Harley Davidson, Impact Health, Lehigh University, Lockheed Martin, Mack Trucks, Marywood University and many others.
“I am excited to help build a model center that will make a positive, lasting impact to improve our nation’s most preventable health problem: obesity. In adults and in children, the rise in obesity is linked to a rise in the prevalence of both diabetes and heart disease. It is commendable that Villanova University College of Nursing recognizes and strongly supports the significance of obesity prevention and education as solutions,” says Ferko-Adams.
The MacDonald Center will include the integration of evidence-based obesity topics into the College of Nursing curriculum, create partnerships with other health agencies, offer continuing education to health professionals and provide weight management resources and services that reach faculty, students and the community.
A nationally recognized speaker, Ferko-Adams has presented for many state and national professional conferences including the American Dietetic Association (ADA), Pennsylvania Dietetic Association, Healthier New York City and the 2011 New Jersey Governor’s Conference for Women. Ferko-Adams has served in many local, state and national leadership roles, including President of the Pennsylvania Dietetic Association. For the ADA Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group, Ferko-Adams was the 2011 Symposium Chair and is on the 2012 WM DPG Symposium Committee.
The Villanova University College of Nursing, established in 1953, is a nationally recognized premier nursing program under Catholic Augustinian auspices with a mission to create a synergy between compassion and clinical excellence. Designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing, the College provides a values-based undergraduate education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences that prepares students to assume positions as productive, ethical, and socially responsible citizens and leaders providing care in clinical and community settings. Its reputation is solidified by its rigorous, top-ranked graduate program to prepare advanced practice nurses, administrators and nurse educators; its environment for faculty and student scholarship; its respected continuing nursing education program and the leadership contributions of its students, faculty and alumni in nursing and health care around the world.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
COPE Center to Officially Open October 6, 2011
The MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE) officially opens on Thursday October 6th, 2011. Festivities include talks by MacDonald Family and Take Shape for Life Foundation members and a lecture by Sylvia Escott Stump, president of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). COPE Center coordinator Denice Ferko-Adams will be introduced. Healthy snacks are sure to be on the menu!
For more infomation on the Center, visit www.villanova.edu/COPE
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Villanova College of Nursing Launches Obesity Initiative!
Obesity rates in the United States have reached epidemic levels and impacts people of all ages, races and socioeconomic levels. The rise in obesity and its related diseases has led to a call to action from all segments of society. In response to this urgent need, the College of Nursing at Villanova University established the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education.
Established in 2011 through the generous support of The MacDonald Family and The Take Shape for Life Foundations, the Center serves as a locus for interdisciplinary collaboration in the prevention of obesity through education and research. It will support and foster the growing need for development of healthy lifestyles and behaviors among Americans.
http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/nursing/centers/obesity.html
http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/nursing/centers/obesity.html
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