Alannah Gore, MPH, RD, LDN

Experience

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  SouthEast Lancaster Health Services (Americorps/Community HealthCorps)

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2011

  Preventive HealthCare Coordinator

  • Coordinated the Diabetes Collaborative Group Visit for patients with uncontrolled diabetes (A1C greater than 7%). • Collaborated with nurses, physicians, and social workers to ensure patients had transportation assistance, education materials that highlighted key messages in accordance with speaker(s) presentation.• Managed Asthma Initiative program and conducted EPA home visits with Pulmonologist for school-aged children with uncontrolled asthma in Lancaster Co. • Reviewed enrollment documentation, research study participation, and risks with patients, scheduled visit days, and follow-up with all participants• Planned events for all participants to gather for an education and reflections session• Led walks for Diabetes Walking Club to promote exercise amongst patients and help coordinate zumba class to replace walking club, which increased participation by 300% --Sent reminders for immunization and health screenings to appropriate populations i.e. child immunizations, mammograms, and colonoscopies. Show less

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  Mad Science

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Science Instructor

  Part-time Teacher of science to K-5 students using hands-on science experiments through afterschool Enrichment Program and for special elementary school events

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  Guilford County Department of Public Health

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Community Nutrition Intern

  • Research and data collection for grant proposal of Mobile Oasis Farmers Market, which won 2015 National Award in Health by National Association of Counties (NACo)• Developed Diabetes and Nutrition education materials to present to local health center • Presented nutrition lessons school-aged kids at biweekly FoodCorps Summer Camp • Assisted with Guilford Co. Fruit & Vegetable Inventory of Farmers markets by updating list, and communicating with farmers and local businesses • Completed Employee Wellness Newsletter for 2015 Show less

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  Carolinas Medical Center- Northeast

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Clinical Dietetics Intern (Food and Nutrition Services)

  • Performed in-patient session of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for hospitalized patients under supervision of a Registered Dietitian (RD). • Provided Diabetes education to hospitalized patients with uncontrolled diabetes and/or high blood glucose levels• Presented case study "Crohn's Disease and Nutrition Therapy" to Nutrition department and supervising dietitians • Conducted literature reviews and collected data for nutrition support research project about potential ICU protocol changes to enteral nutrition (EN) volumed-based feedings that could improve nutrition support and recovery of critically ill. Show less

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  NC State University Department of Youth, Family and Community Sciences

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  MPH/RD Fall Intern

  Project 1-Immigrant and Refugee Gardening Initiative, implemented summer 2015: • Conducted qualitative research interviews with 17 Immigrant & Refugee garden project participants • Conducted 18+ literature reviews and decided what should be in team research compilation • Researched food and nutrition culture of ethnic minority group (Karen of Burma), which contributed to the poster presentation: "Local Food Access Among a Diverse Group of Immigrants and Refugees in North Carolina: A Qualitative Study" submitted to Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior by Annie Hardison-Moody, Ph.D. Project 2-School Nutrition curriculum fit for in-school implementation using NC Essential standards: • Collected, organized, and compiled school nutrition education activities and resources • Collaborated with NC Cooperative Extension and Lee County Schools to develop and modify USDA-approved child nutrition education curriculum for a pilot 6-lesson, garden-based after school program through EFNEP Show less

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  UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Healthy Me Healthy We Research Assistant

  Healthy Me, Healthy We is a social marketing intervention funded by the National Institute of Health. As research assistant, I was responsible for:• Working in teams to recruit >1000 parents and children at childcare centers to participate in intervention research study• Traveling to field sites and conducting anthropometric assessments on >800 participating kids at 93 childcare centers across NC• Conducting Dietary Observation at ChildCare (DOCC) and Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) at each childcare center• Updating research team daily with participant feedback, response rates, and any problems/issues in the field.• Ensuring high-quality data collection Show less

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  UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Data Collector
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  NCDPS

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2022

  • Serve as the only dietitian for 60-bed acute care, 60-bed Long term care, 216-bed Inpatient mental health facility, ~40 Dialysis clinic patients, and outpatient care of >800 patients.• Provide medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and one-on-one counseling to patients to promote compliance with therapeutic diets. • Complete Nutrition Assessments, comprehensive nutritional follow ups, and submit Utilization reviews (URs) for acute (hospital admissions, Urgent Care) and outpatient (Mental Health, Housing Units) patients.• Perform nutrition status updates during weekly medical rounds with interdisciplinary healthcare team including physicians, nurses, social workers, program managers, etc.• Provide training for all Medical dietitians and new Nutrition-related staff at the Healthcare Complex. • Complete internal audits for Food service and nutrition clinical care.• Recommend appropriate diets and nutritional supplementation for acute and chronic diagnoses Show less • Completed Nutrition Assessments, comprehensive follow ups, and provide MNT to Outpatients, Hospital admissions, Mental Health Inpatients, and Dialysis patients. • Served as liaison between food service and medical staff to provide adequate nutrition interventions to inmates per dietary recommendations.• Trained Food Service staff on meal preparation procedures and menu adherence for therapeutic diets.• Menu and snack development for special food allergies, disease states.• Generated, monitored, and analyzed reports: Food Allergy Report, Non-compliance Report, Menu Accommodation Report weekly and reconcile discrepancies. • Utilized two record keeping systems to access EMR, assess nutritional status, complete nutritional follow‐ups and assessments, complete data entry, and communicate with other medical staff.• Managed Dietetic Interns by providing training and education in applied dietetics to help build their clinical nutrition judgment in acute setting using evidence-based practices Show less

  • Clinical Dietitian Supervisor

    Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Clinical Dietitian

    Sept 2017 - Apr 2019
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  Giant Food

  Apr 2022 - Oct 2024

  Healthy Living Specialist for Giant Food

  •Provide evidence-based personalized nutrition counseling to customers and associates.•Develop, coordinate, and execute in-store and in-community nutrition programs with Healthy Living Team •Create and deliver healthy living and wellness content for marketing omni-channels including podcast, blog, social media, Savory magazine, educational materials•Collaborate with key internal departments Pharmacy, Human Resources, Marketing, Public Relations, Sustainability, and Merchandising teams to execute Healthy Living programs across Giant.•Nurture new community partnerships with local agencies and businesses•Support and champion Giant's Sustainable Retailing and Healthy Living initiatives.•Represent Giant as the nutrition expert in various media outlets Show less