›› Nutrition Education

Being active and eating well are two of the best things you can do for your health. Imperial Beach Health Center offers nutrition counseling to help you develop a personal nutrition plan and make healthy changes. We can help you become healthier and feel great. Call 619 429-3733 x 540 for a nutrition appointment.

  Annie Scott

Annie Scott, Registered Dietician

Annie Scott is Imperial Beach Health Center’s Registered Dietician. She counsels individuals and families about nutrition, helping families make small changes that can lead to big results. As someone who has improved her own diet and become healthier herself, she understands the effort and knowledge it takes to make changes.

 

 

Diabetes Education

Diabetes Education is provided by our Diabetes Care Coordinator and our Registered Dietician through individual consultations. Call 619 429-3733 x 540 for a nutrition appointment.

Prenatal and Early Childhood Nutrition

Good nutrition helps ensure a healthy pregnancy, and a healthy baby. Nutritional counseling is available for patients who are pregnant, and those who want help developing their babies and toddlers healthy nutrition habits.

BEACH Kids Children's Nutrition and Fitness Program

BEACH Kids is a program for children 6-12 years old and a parent or guardian. B.E.A.C.H. stands for "Being Active and Choosing Health." BEACH Kids helps families become more physically active, and develop healthy eating habits. BEACH Kids participantsm attend Health and Wellness Classes, participate in physically activities, and talk with our dietician and motivation specialist.

BEACH Kids includes:

1. Nutrition counseling to individuals and families (for parents, and children up to 18 years old)
2. Motivational or behavioral counseling for individuals and families (for parents or children up to 18)
3. BEACH KIds Health and Wellness Classes (for kids 6 and older and their parents)

Call BEACH Kids staff at 619 429-3733 x 589 for more information or email them at beachkids@ibclinic.org.

BEACH Kids was made possible by a grant from the Alliance Healthcare Foundation.

See BEACH Kids photos!

 

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Diabetes Prevention

Type 1 Diabetes in Children

Type 2 Diabetes in Children

Emotional Eating

Exercise & Children

Food Pyramid (USDA)

Girls Health

Healthy Living

Heart Disease

High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure in Children

Nutrition.gov

Nutrition for children

Parents

Physical Activity for kids

Physical Activity for adults

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Care of Your Newborn

VIDEO Healthy Women Healthy Families: Living Well During Pregnancy

VIDEO: Diabetes During Pregnancy

Reading Nutrition Labels

Senior’s Health

Teens

Women’s Health

More information about health:

Familydoctor.org from the American Academy of Family Practitioners is a good resource for health information.

You can also look up specific disease and conditions at the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute’s Diseases and Conditions Index.

The Healthy Children website from the American Academy of Pediatrics has a wide range of information for parents.