Julie Bendix Email & Phone Number

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

- Provide nutrition services including: individual nutrition counseling, nutrition education presentations, news segments, menu revamping, wellness initiatives, cooking classes, and mobile app development. - Inform the public about timely nutrition topics via media outlets.- Follow nutrition care process and utilize motivational interviewing during individual nutrition counseling sessions.- Effectively increase clientele though self-marketing materials and positive referrals.Testimonial: "On behalf of Alpha Chi Omega, I would like to thank you for coming to speak to our chapter about health, nutrition, and wellness. Your presentation was incredibly informative and I truly appreciate how above and beyond you went to inform our chapter about the most important aspects of our daily lives. It was very rewarding for all of us. We would love for you to come speak with us again in the future!" Jill Clancy, VP of Risk Management

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Teach "Nutrition for the Expecting Family", "Nutrition for Breastfeeding Moms", "Starting Solids", and "Toddler Nutrition" to families attending the center. - Research up-to-date nutrition recommendations in order to write class curricula and design power point presentations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Provided Medical Nutrition Therapy to client's with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life challenging illnesses.

Greater Chicago Area

- Managed the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program at the Friend Family Health Center and supervised professional and clerical nutrition staff in all phases of service delivery. Provided nutrition services to clients, interviewed clients to assess nutritional needs and developed nutrition care plans.- Directed the program's day-to-day operations to ensure that clients are serviced in a timely and efficient manner. Audited patients’ nutrition files completed by staff to ensure the accuracy and completeness of nutrition assessments and care plans. - Trained WIC staff and clinic supervisors on program and policy updates related to the state-wide transition to EBT cards. - Actively participated in the WIC quality improvement team. Contributed to the planning and implementation of a quality improvement project to decrease the no-show rate at clinics. - Provided maternal, child, and infant nutrition subject matter expertise and contributed to the development of goals and objectives for Healthy Chicago 2.0.

Ann Arbor, Mi

- Collaborated with evaluation team on two grant-funded research projects: Empowering Patients on Choices for Renal Replacement Therapy (EPOCH-RRT) and W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Food and Fitness Initiative.- Managed, analyzed, interpreted, and reported quantitative and qualitative data pertaining to policy and systems changes, program outcomes, lessons learned, and key themes using Excel, Qualtrics, and NVivo software. - Created and managed Qualtrics survey to organize quantitative data from 181 interviews related to renal replacement therapy treatment decisions and used data to inform the content of a decision aid. - Developed code books and qualitatively coded common themes in over 200 key informant interviews from both projects.- Created summary charts and graphs in Excel used to communicate findings in formal reports to funding agencies.- Completed literature reviews on a variety of topics including: Affordable Care Act provisions to obesity prevention, school food, farm-to-school programs, farmers’ markets, food hubs, complete streets and play streets.

Hines, Il

- Managed plan for honoring 70 health observances during FY14 by organizing and creating health education materials including handouts, brochures, flyers, social media posts, and digital signage and distributing materials and instructions to 10 outpatient clinics. - Assisted MOVE! Program Coordinator with the re-design and proposal for a 6-month weight management program based on participant feedback and updated marketing materials for three types of MOVE! programs offered to Veterans.- Edited handouts using VA standards for health education materials and presented them to the VA Patient Education Committee for approval.- Updated and distributed community resource database related to 6 healthy living messages: Be Physically Active, Be Tobacco Free, Limit Alcohol, Eat Wisely, Manage Stress, and Be Safe. - Led presentations for the departments of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Patient Education at New Employee Orientation.- Updated websites for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and MOVE! programs.- Updated New Patient Orientation Handbook according to nationsl standards. Collaborated with multiple departments to revise information in handbook regarding VA services.

Chicago, Il

- Conducted site visits to review and assess staff performance, appearance of WIC facilities, customer service, and delivery of nutrition services to WIC participants.- Developed and executed comprehensive process evaluation using various data sources: staff interviews, client surveys, clinic observations, and quality assurance and utilization data. Managed data, interpreted results, and reported program issues and policy discrepancies to Director of Nutrition. Provided evidence-based recommendations for staff performance improvement, program improvement, and compliance with state policies.- Performed Illinois WIC Program Management Evaluation and Quality/Assurance audit at WIC sites.

Vital Bridges Center On Chronic Care Of Heartland Health Outreach

- Provided comprehensive medical nutrition therapy including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation and monitoring for numerous health conditions. - Collaborated with public health professionals to meet organization’s mission of providing healthy food, nutrition and social services to low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS. - Proposed and launched the Vital Bridges Weight Management Project, a 12-month-long intervention which includes individual and group nutrition education sessions.- Presented nutrition seminars for AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative, Chicago Women’s AIDS Project, and Howard Brown Health Center. - Streamlined nutrition screen tracking and outcome evaluation system.- Administered and analyzed surveys of client satisfaction, food consumption, and pantry sanitation. - Designed effective patient education materials and updated obsolete nutrition program manual.

Hines, Il

- Practiced the Nutrition Care Process in various patient settings on topics including: diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, renal insufficiency, weight management, Celiac disease, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, and HIV/AIDS.- Independently proposed and completed IRB-approved research project at the Loyola University Medical Center. Retrospectively analyzed dietitian referral success rate, incidence of nutrition problems and interventions, and post-operative outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer patients who underwent oncologic surgery. Presented findings at Dietetic Internship Class of 2011 Research Poster Presentation. - Presented workshop on food journals for weight loss to veterans in the hospital’s MOVE! weight loss program and published related article in the Spring 2011 VA Newsletter.- Completed three weeks of staff relief in the high-risk Hematology/Oncology and Medical ICU wards.- Proposed and executed the Healthy Hines 5K Run/Walk and “A Night at the Oscars” luncheon, events for hospital employees and long-term care residents.

Madison, Wi

- Utilized the CompNutrition software to censor patients' meal requests based on diet orders.- Educated and guided patients in making nutritious meal choices to meet restrictions and preferences.- Monitored fluid and carbohydrate restrictions in renal and diabetic patients.- Communicated with clinical dietitians to make adjustments to patient diet orders and nourishments.

Madison, Wi

- Completed 4 month ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor training course. - Created and instructed 60 minute strength, cardio, core, and bosu classes.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Health Behavior And Health Education, 4.0

Activities and Societies: UM Wellness Blog “Pulse” Contributor, Health Behavior and Health Education Student Association, Health.

B.S., Dietetics, 3.92

Activities and Societies: Students for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Founder and President), Pi Beta Phi (Vice-President.