Episode 108: Trauma-Informed Nutrition Security Part 2, a Today’s Dietitian Spring Symposium Feature
About the Podcast
Part two of Clancy’s conversation “Trauma-Informed Nutritional Security” is with Kristi Mollner. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Maricopa County Public Health and as a private contractor, Kristi has over 10 years of experience working with various government food programming and other child and community nutrition programs. In every part of her work, she centers trauma-informed care.
About Kristi Mollner
In her role as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Maricopa County Public Health and as a private contractor, Kristi Mollner has over 10 years of experience working with various government food programming and other child and community nutrition programs. She also serves as a school wellness coordinator to school districts across Arizona, assisting them with grant writing, Farm to School programming, menu creation and analysis, employee wellness, and local wellness policy leadership. Across all her work, she focuses on providing trauma-informed nutrition care.
Discussion Takeaways
- Kristi will be presenting at Today’s Dietitian’s Spring Symposium. Her talk is titled, “Trauma-Informed Nutrition: Principles and Application of Trauma-Informed Care to the Field of Dietetics”. It will be on Wednesday, May 25 at 9:15 AM (ET). Along with her co-presenter, Adrienne Markworth, she will share the science behind trauma-informed care, ideas for connecting and building trust with patients and clients, and the work behind creating messaging that will resonate and respects others.
- Kristi’s role focuses on trauma-informed care to support patients statewide. She strives to shift healthcare and nutrition providers’ question for patients from “What is wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” To go even further, she takes a strength-based approach by suggesting professionals pose the question, “What is right with you?”
- Trauma can be defined by the “3 Es”. It’s an event that is experienced in the body and often has long-term effects.
- Across sectors, there is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), School meals supports, public health and antihunger coalitions, national associations like the Academy of Pediatrics that work to fight for nutritional security for all. Click on each of the links to learn more about the various programs.
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