Health and Well-Being

Empathetic communication allows for deeper connections, clearer communication, and trust-building for stronger relationships. For service providers, professional goals often include understanding people’s experiences, accessing needs, and providing personalized treatment plans and services.

Written by: Rafael Guimarães, MS & Kristen DiFilippo, PhD, RDN Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, commonly known as GLP-1 medications, are increasingly used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity (Drucker 2018; Nauck et al. 2021). These medications improve glycemic control and promote weight loss by slowing gastric...

“Eat this, not that” isn’t always enough—nutrition isn’t one-size-fits-all. In this blog, we explore how precision nutrition uses genetics, lifestyle, and microbiome data to tailor dietary guidance for more effective, individualized care. We also highlight its growing role in managing chronic disease, enhancing performance, and shaping the future of dietetics practice.

This blog post cover integrating IPV-informed care so providers can address not only immediate food access concerns, but also strengthen safety, enhance family stability, and promote long-term well-being.

In this blog, we explore actionable strategies dietitians can use to better support military service members and their families across clinical, community, and virtual settings. From addressing food insecurity and navigating military culture to building collaborative partnerships, this post highlights practical approaches to strengthening nutrition support and promoting healthier military communities.

Male caregivers play a unique and essential role in early childhood development, influencing children’s cognitive, social, emotional, motor, and communication development. For children with varying developmental abilities, intentional engagement with other male caregivers through play, daily routines, and early intervention (EI) can enhance learning and strengthen family well-being. This involvement also supports long-term developmental outcomes.

Food insecurity among military-connected families is more than a nutrition issue — it is a stability and readiness concern. With roughly one in four military households affected, the stress of unmet basic needs can strain mental health, family functioning, and overall well-being. This blog post covers the foundations of food insecurity for military-connected populations and its connection with IPV.

Nutrition and sleep are more connected than you might think. In this blog, we explore how what we eat can influence how we sleep — and how sleep patterns, in turn, affect dietary choices and overall health. It’s a bidirectional relationship with meaningful implications for wellbeing.

Employment challenges faced by military spouses can significantly affect mental health, with research showing higher rates of depressive symptoms among those who are unemployed or underemployed. This blog explores how frequent relocations, military-related stress, and barriers to employment intersect—and highlights resources that can help support spouses’ well-being.

Friendship and belonging are essential for middle school students (grades 6-9), shaping their well-being, identity formation, and academic engagement (Tsou et al., 2024). For neurodiverse youth, including children with autism, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities, structured opportunities to connect meaningfully with peers can reduce loneliness and enhance participation in a variety of activities (Hassani et al., 2022; Zanuttini & Little, 2022). Educators can foster belonging by embedding peer-mediated interventions, creating inclusive routines, and elevating student voice in the daily routines that are present in most middle schools (Biggs et al., 2023; Littlefair et al., 2024).