katya246

Very good point Bronze 5. There is buzz, yes. But no money yet. I feel confident that, as the national and global "cost" of health care becomes more and more unbearable under the weight of chronic disease management, society will be forced to fork it out for whatever measures guide folks towards lifestyle choices to combat....obesity, heart disease, diabetes. And chronic disease buzz words aside, it just makes so much sense!! The question is....just how long before we break?

I am an RN with an associates degree in nursing, plus a Bachelor's and Masters in other fields (counseling psychology). I am very interested in working with patients on lifestyle changes to manage weight, disease and health in general. I have been looking at ways I could continue my education with a focus on exercise, nutrition, metabolism, etc and remain within the nursing profession. I don't really want to get an MS in exercise physiology or nutrition. Ideally, I'd like to find a Nurse Practioner program with lifestyle as a core focus. Closest I've come is a masters in public health at Loma Linda, but this would not allow me to practice as an NP, etc. There is a lot of buzz about shifting to include this as core in MD and NP programs, but I have not found any programs. Anyone know of anything, that is not an "adjunct" to an existing NP?