Nutrition - Monadnock Community Hospital

Overview

Nutrition

Monadnock Community Hospital offers a full range of nutrition services:

Fuel your body, empower your health, and create a personalized path to wellness with Monadnock Community Hospital’s comprehensive nutrition services.

Our dedicated team of Dietitians and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist are trained in both behavioral and clinical nutrition, is here to guide you every step of the way. We are here to support you every step of the way. Through individualized nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy, we offer a personalized approach to achieving your unique wellness goals.

Individualized Nutrition

Our expert team is here to provide medical nutrition therapy for the following conditions,
including but not limited to:

Disease Prevention
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Pre-Diabetes
Diabetes: Gestational, Type 1, Type 2
Kidney Disease
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
IBS/FODMAP Diet
Childhood Nutrition
Food Allergies
Celiac Disease
Plant-Based Eating
Sports Nutrition
And More!

In addition to the initial consultation, follow-up visits provide continuous reinforcement and support in reaching your nutrition and wellness goals. We are available to meet with you by appointment.

For those who have insurance that does not cover nutrition counseling services for your condition, you may apply for the MCH Financial Assistance program. If you qualify, it may cover the full cost of sessions with a Registered Dietitian. Please visit our Financial Services website for more info. With your PCP referral, many insurance companies provide coverage for these services.

Questions? Ready to schedule an appointment?

Meet Our Team

Whitney Hightower, Outpatient Registered Dietitian

As a dietitian with over nine years of experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics, Whitney has special expertise in nutrition counseling for behavior change and nutrition education. When providing medical nutrition therapy, she considers both individual behavior change and social determinants of health, working collaboratively with other members of a patient’s care team to ensure the whole person is cared for. She honors each person’s values around food and health, taking into consideration that people are the experts on their bodies and that lived experiences are an important part of evidence-based practice.

She takes a pragmatic and joyful approach to food and nutrition, focusing on skill building, stress reduction and mindfulness around meal time. When she is not working, she can be found exploring local parks and trails with her husband and toddler, watching The Great British Bake Off or dancing, singing, listening to podcasts and cooking.

Diabetes Education

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Monadnock Community Hospital offers a full range of nutrition services:

Fuel your body, empower your health, and create a personalized path to wellness with Monadnock Community Hospital's comprehensive nutrition services. Our dedicated team of Dietitians and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist are trained in both behavioral and clinical nutrition, is here to guide you every step of the way. We are here to support you every step of the way. Through individualized nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy, we offer a personalized approach to achieving your unique wellness goals.

Individualized Nutrition

Our expert team is here to provide medical nutrition therapy for the following conditions, including but not limited to:

Disease Prevention
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Pre-Diabetes
Diabetes: Gestational, Type 1, Type 2
Kidney Disease
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
IBS/FODMAP Diet
Childhood Nutrition
Food Allergies
Celiac Disease
Plant-Based Eating
Sports Nutrition
And More!

In addition to the initial consultation, follow-up visits provide continuous reinforcement and support in reaching your nutrition and wellness goals. We are available to meet with you by appointment. For those who have insurance that does not cover nutrition counseling services for your condition, you may apply for the MCH Financial Assistance program. If you qualify, it may cover the full cost of sessions with a Registered Dietitian. Please visit our Financial Services website for more info. With your PCP referral, many insurance companies provide coverage for these services.

Questions? Ready to schedule an appointment?

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Whitney Hightower, Outpatient Registered Dietitian

Whitney Hightower, Outpatient Registered Dietitian at Monadnock Community Hospital, is a member of the Nutrition Services team. She spends her days providing nutrition counseling to patients, leading group education classes, and community presentations. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nutritional Science from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Whitney came to New England for her dietetic internship at Keene State College in Keene, NH in 2012 and fell in love with the region. As a dietitian with over nine years of experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics, Whitney has special expertise in nutrition counseling for behavior change and nutrition education. When providing medical nutrition therapy, she considers both individual behavior change and social determinants of health, working collaboratively with other members of a patient’s care team to ensure the whole person is cared for. She honors each person’s values around food and health, taking into consideration that people are the experts on their bodies and that lived experiences are an important part of evidence-based practice. She takes a pragmatic and joyful approach to food and nutrition, focusing on skill building, stress reduction and mindfulness around meal time. When she is not working, she can be found exploring local parks and trails with her husband and toddler, watching The Great British Bake Off or dancing, singing, listening to podcasts and cooking. ) [_page_sections_2_wysiwyg] => Array ( [0] => field_5a79c5dfc5cca ) [page_sections_2_width] => Array ( [0] => normal ) [_page_sections_2_width] => Array ( [0] => field_5af99fbbc9de1 ) [page_sections_3_image] => Array ( [0] => ) [_page_sections_3_image] => Array ( [0] => field_5ae092b0630c8 ) [page_sections_3_wysiwyg_content] => Array ( [0] => ) [_page_sections_3_wysiwyg_content] => Array ( [0] => field_5a9024f1698f3 ) [page_sections_3_link] => Array ( [0] => https://monadnockcommunityhospital.com/services/nutrition/diabetes/ ) [_page_sections_3_link] => Array ( [0] => field_5a902585698f4 ) [page_sections_3_link_text] => Array ( [0] => Diabetes Education ) [_page_sections_3_link_text] => Array ( [0] => field_5a902593698f5 ) )