Helen Winters, DTR, is a registered dietetic technician with the Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. As a member of the Healthy Lifestyles Program, she specializes in pediatric health and nutrition, providing nutritional assessments, education and counseling to children with weight concerns and their families.
Understanding the Benefits of Nutrition
The Healthy Lifestyles Program is directed toward children who are at risk for obesity or have an elevated body mass index (BMI). In her role, Helen helps children and their families better understand the benefits of good nutrition and its impact on the body and health.
Knowing each patient is different and has their own medical and personal goals, Helen takes a realistic, progressive approach to health and nutrition. She offers nutritional counseling and education, tailoring dietary plans to meet individual needs.
Along with education and counseling, she teaches a nutrition/cooking class each week.
About Helen Winters
Helen graduated with an Associate in Science degree in Nutrition from Florida Community College at Jacksonville, and she is credentialed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
She is fluent in both English and Spanish.