Tri-Area Community Health welcomes Quesenberry

We are excited to welcome Allison Quesenberry, RDN, CDCES who will be offering Dietitian and Nutrition services to our patients. Allison is also a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.

Allison will provide Medical Nutrition Therapy services that include a variety of focus areas, including, but not limited to, pediatrics, weight management and obesity, disordered eating, oncology, sports, general wellness, diabetes, heart disease, GI disorders, and food allergies and intolerances.

In addition to seeing our patients, Allison will be involved in contributing to nutrition events and activities within the organization and communities of our service areas. She is originally from Hillsville and is very familiar with the area and surrounding communities.

Allison graduated from Radford University with her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and continued her education at Virginia Tech where she completed their Dietetic Internship Program. Allison has experience in acute care, sports nutrition, and WIC but the majority of her experience comes from providing MNT and diabetes services at a FQHC in North Carolina where she worked alongside a diverse interdisciplinary team serving rural NC communities.

Tri-Area Community Health was one of eight Federally Qualified Health Centers from across the country selected to be part of an “Innovation Incubator” sponsored by the National Association of Community Health Centers that is focused on increasing access to nutritious food. Each of the health centers was given a grant for the project. Tri-Area used some of the money to fund the position for a Registered Dietician / Nutritionist who also is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.

Tri-Area Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and a 501©3 organization with full-service locations in Cana, Ferrum, Floyd, Fries, Grayson Highlands, and Laurel Fork; Behavioral Health in Stuart; and School-Based Clinics in collaboration with Galax City Public Schools and Carroll County Public School District. For more information call 866-942-0401 or visit www.triareahealth.org.