The company:
Welcome to Learn To Be Well, an on-line wellness program that educates employees to make better diet and lifestyle choices.
Our team of dietitians started Learn To Be Well because we saw a need for a results-oriented nutrition education and wellness program in the workplace. The information contained in the modules is accurate, up to date and written in a clear, easy to understand manner.
As dietitians, we have educated and counseled hundreds of patients and are constantly surprised that, despite all the nutrition information available, many people are misinformed and misguided. Learn To Be Well was written and peer reviewed by Registered Dietitians and PhD's whose purpose is to help companies reduce their health care cost by creating a healthier workforce. |
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64% of Americans are overweight or obese |
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16% of American children are overweight or obese |
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Deaths due to poor diet and lack of physical activity rose by 33% over the last decade |
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Obesity and overweight conditions cost nearly $93 billion a year |
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Professional Expertise:
is a Registered Dietitians with over 15 years experience in the nutrition and foodservice industry. She has a masters degree in nutrition education and has held positions in education, training and management. Maureen has taught Nutrition and Foodservice courses at two Massachusetts colleges, worked as a trainer for a leading nutrition software company and done nutrition counseling at several hospitals and gyms. Most recently, Maureen has worked as an independent consultant to South Dakota's Department of Education, ABT Associates, Framingham State College, Compass Group and Costa Fruit and Produce., is a Registered Dietitian with 10
years experience in nutrition counseling. She spent many
years as a dietitian at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence,
Rhode Island. As an out-patient dietitian at Fallon Clinic,
Sue taught several classes, including cardiac
rehabilitation, osteoporosis and diabetes management,
pre-natal wellness, pediatric weight management and adult
weight loss.
is a Registered Dietitian with
more than 20 years experience in foodservice management and
consulting. She has managed food service operations at
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, directed the State's
Child Nutrition Programs for the Massachusetts Department of
Education and conducted nationally-recognized research on
foodservice programs. As president of her own consulting
firm, Mary Jo has done extensive training for foodservice
personnel and for data collectors involved in national
research studies. She holds a masters degree in nutrition
and biology.
is a Registered
Dietitian specializing in nutrition counseling for
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, weight management,
gastrointestinal disorders, sports nutrition and
general wellness. She has Masters degrees in both counseling
and sport psychology and food and nutrition sciences. Prior
to her career as an outpatient dietitian, Katie's
professional experience included technology-focused business
consulting at American Management Systems and cancer
research at Boston University.
Peer Reviewer:
is a nutritional biochemist and a certified personal trainer with a focus on sports nutrition. She is currently teaching nutrition at Folsom Lake College where she is developing a sports nutrition certificate program for personal trainers in the Sacramento area. Jessica previously taught at Framingham State College and was a co-owner of a health club for people "who would never go to a health club". Her other activities include organizing fund-raiser walks, bike rides and triathlons; coordinating health and fitness events for seniors; and helping to develop a fitness program for police officers.
Principal:
recently became a principal in Learn to Be Well,Inc. a Massachusetts start up company whose focus is to help reduce health care costs of organizations through employee education. Mr. Sheehan has an entrepreneurial background and a track record of success. He was a co-founder of Alpine Computer Systems,Inc. in 1990, a Managed Services and Professional Services computer company. Alpine was recognized for three consecutive years as an INC 500 company, a recognition given to the fastest growing private companies in the country. After selling Alpine Computers in 1996, Mr. Sheehan bought Pinnacle Training Corporation, a computer technical training company which he served as Chairman until the company was sold to New Horizons of Boston in June of 2005. Mr. Sheehan currently is a principal and a board member of New Horizons. He currently is a partner in Hickory Hill Ventures, Bainbridge Realty Trust and Friendly CarWash. From July of 2003 until October of 2006, he served as Chairman ofthe Board of Service Bancorp., Inc., the bank holding company for Strata Bank(over $400 million in assets)of Medway, Massachusetts. He also served as a Trustee of Service Bancorp. Mutual Holding company for that same time period. He helped establish United Training in 2003, a very profitable nationwide consortium of computer training partners. In the late 90's, he provided the seed capital for John Galt Staffing of Burlington, Massachusetts. Mr. Sheehan serves on the Board of The Friends of the National Guard and is a Corporator of Northeastern University, where he received both his undergraduate and graduate degree in business. |
