Opportunities in Corporate Wellness With a Background in Nutrition
I was recently interviewed by the Nutrition Therapy Institute about the career opportunities in corporate wellness for their students and others with a background in nutrition.
It was an engaging conversation and got me thinking about the typical corporate wellness professional who tends to have an HR background or perhaps a qualification in public health. Useful skills but not necessarily well suited to addressing the myriad of chronic conditions and mental health decline facing so many employees today. A nutrition-first approach, combined with an emphasis on lifestyle improvement, has been shown to provide a longer-lasting improvement in health leading to lower healthcare costs in the short-term (through elimination of medications) and in the longer-term (through less illness).
NTI offers a Masters in Nutrition Therapy with a robust curriculum covering what I call real nutrition, including physiology and chemistry topics as well as basic endocrinology, herbology and supplementation, plus an understanding of evidence-based medicine. This qualification is an excellent background for a career in corporate health and wellness. Watch the PodTalk to learn why.
Inspired by the conversation and at the request of NTI, I have created a short mini-course about corporate wellness and the particular areas that would be good choices for someone with either a qualification in nutrition or a passion for wellness that wants to get into this fast-growing field. Go to The Learning Center to find out more about this course and others available.
Mandy Stahl
Hi! I listened to the podcast and it was wonderful. Where can I fond that list of companies you mentioned? Didn’t see it in the show notes.
Emma Tekstra
Hi Mandy, if you follow the link in the show notes to the podcast page on the NTI school website it has the company names. https://ntischool.com/Career-Opportunities-In-Corporate-Wellness/
If you want to know more I actually taught a class to NTI students and graduates which I have made available on my Learning Center so you can check that out at https://emmatekstra.thinkific.com/
Hope this helps!