Angelina Abad This is Me

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1. 1. ADVANCE for Nurses Online | Editorial

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   Published on: 5/29/2005   Last Visited: 10/29/2006

   Angelina Abad, MA, RD, CDN, nutrition manager for the LTHHCP, heads a team of nutritionists who work closely with the COCs to deliver cost-effective care that maximizes the health status of the patients.
   
   "One of my roles here is to help patients improve their intake, which will in turn decrease hospitalizations, lower healthcare costs and minimize the costly complications of diabetes, congestive heart failure and other diseases seen in our elderly population," she said.
   
   "Since our patients are Medicaid-eligible, we see many low-income patients from various cultures who may have different levels of reading skills," she added. "We have to tailor our nutritional counseling to fit their particular needs."
   
   Abad has hired nutritionists from various cultures who speak the patients' languages and have access to educational materials in 20-25 languages, including Somali, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Greek and Farsi.