Registered Dietitian Irene Rapp, MS, RD, not only oversees nutrition for our patients in Acute, Transitional and Long Term Care, but offers individual nutritional counseling to help manage chronic disease or improve health through weight management and healthy eating. She is also an integral part of our Healthy for Life Diabetes Management program.
Services
Individualized dietary consultation
Diabetic Counseling
Weight Management Counseling
Meal planning for disease management
Diet therapy for cholesterol control and heart health
Specialized nutrition for women including anti-aging strategies
Sports Nutrition to enhance performance
Successfully Slim Weight Loss program offered locally.
Making an Appointment
To schedule, call Lincoln Hospital 509.725.7101.
Allow one full hour for your initial visit and arrive 15 minutes prior to appointment to allow time for registration.
Insurance
Most insurances cover nutritional services if referred by a physician. Irene suggests calling your insurance provider in advance of an appointment for accurate coverage information. She is also a Medicare and Medicaid approved provider.
Without Insurance
Private pay is always honored and can be done without a physician referral. Those without insurance are urged to talk with us ahead of time about payment arrangements. We will be happy to set up a payment plan.
It’s all about you!
Need a prescription plan for your eating habits? Take control of your nutrition to look good and feel better. At your session, Irene takes the time to do a complete diet history and food intake assessment before helping you set goals and develop strategies for your personal nutrition needs.
You will leave your session with professional education materials and specific recommendations for management of your particular goals, condition or disease. Irene can provide recipes, menus, cooking tips and smart shopping advice.
Controlling your Diabetes
Battling with diabetes? The key to controlling your blood sugars is personalized nutrition therapy. Learn to modify your eating habits to successfully avoid complications of this debilitating disease.
Irene focuses on managing carbohydrate intake, portion control and incorporating nutrient rich and high fiber foods in your diet. Meal and menu planning is a major focus of diabetic counseling.
For those needing more comprehensive understanding of insulin as it relates to diet, Irene discusses dosing, type and timing of insulin.
Weight loss solutions
Feel like your weight is getting out of control? The solution is habits, not diets.
Irene understands the struggles of controlling weight and helps each patient form a personalized nutrition plan to wage war against the waistline.
Her confidential services include calorie intake, behavior modification, dining out, cooking tips and shopping strategies. She also has several tips for dealing with or avoiding temptations and maintaining your goal weight.
Irene Rapp is a native of Walla Walla, Washington. She earned her undergraduate degree from Washington State University and a Masters of Science in Health Education from Whitworth College in Spokane.
She is a Registered/Certified Dietitian with the American Dietetic Association and is certified in Washington State to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy. With over 30 years in the profession, Irene has the experience to identify and treat nutritional concerns on a confidential, personal level. She has also written her own cookbook "Healthy Cooking on the Run" and developed her own weight loss program, "Successfully Slim" which is offered here in Davenport. For information on Successfully Slim, call 725-7101 ext. 139.
