Sabina Dagmar Hansen, former clinical dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St Johnsbury, VT, has joined the Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging, also in St Johnsbury, as a registered dietitian. Hansen's primary responsibilities in her new role will include assisting clients in personal meal assessments and preparation, and evaluating meal preparation at area community meal sites to ensure meals are nutritious.
Hansen is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, where she received a bachelor's degree in arts and cultural anthropology, and holds a master's degree in nutritional sciences from the University of Washington. Her previous experience includes providing nutritional assessments as a registered dietitian, eating disorder dietitian, bariatric dietitian, WIC nutritionalist and nutrition service director/school dietitian for health care and educational organizations in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Washington state.
“We are pleased to have Sabina join our team and ensuring that our nutrition services are top-notch in meeting the needs of our community,” said Executive Director Meg Burmeister. “The council provides no-cost nutritional counseling as part of the Older Americans Act. Realizing that nutrition is one of the pillars of good health is a very important part of our work.”