Tracy Bryars

Experience

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  CHOC Children’s

  Feb 1999 - Jun 2013

  Endo Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator

  Work with Endo/Diabetes Medical Team to provide patient and family assessment, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Diabetes 7 AADE Self Care interventions and follow-up.

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  Saddleback College

  Aug 2011 - now

  Associate Professor

  Develop,Teach, and Assess knowledge for Fundamentals of Nutrition general education 3 unit UC/CSU transferable course to undergraduate students.

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  St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton

  Jun 2013 - now

  Provides leadership for SJMC Healthy Communities Initiative including maintaining relationships with cities, school districts and collaboratives, implementing evidence-based approaches for promoting policy, environmental, system changes in underserved communities. Provides support and oversight in building growth and infrastructure for St. Jude Wellness Center services that supports the continuity of cutting edge services, including teams, personnel resources, and programming. Builds and develops a community presence for wellness center through partnerships, innovation and collaboration on programs, activities, or resources. Show less As the Manager of the St. Jude Medical Center’s Healthy Communities Initiative, my focus is on working with North Orange County cities, school districts, and communities in low-income neighborhoods to facilitate and support sustainable systems, infrastructure, policies and programs which promote healthy lifestyles. In addition, I utilize my professional experience and expertise as an instructor for teaching Developing Health Curriculum at California State University, Fullerton in the Health Science Department and Fundamentals of Nutrition in the Advanced Technology and Applied Science Department at Saddleback College as an Associate Professor. Show less

  • Director, Community Program Services & St. Jude Wellness Center

    Jul 2019 - now

  • Manager, Healthy Communities Initiative

    Jan 2008 - now

  • Manager, Healthy Communities Initiative

    Jun 2013 - now
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  California State University, Fullerton

  Aug 2014 - now

  My work focuses on working with North Orange County cities, school districts, community based organizations and communities in low-income neighborhoods to facilitate and support sustainable systems, infrastructure, policies and programs which promote healthy lifestyles. My work utilizes her professional experience and clinical expertise as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Diabetes Educator and Public Health advocate to improve the health and prevent disease in the St. Jude Medical Center low income service areas. Show less

  • Part-Time Faculty

    Aug 2014 - now

  • Part time Faculty

    Aug 2014 - now