Ruth Schneider reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit
organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Ms.
Schneider is the Dietetic Internship coordinator and a clinical assistant
professor at Idaho State University. She also has a private practice in Boise,
Idaho. She served as nutrition education specialist for the WIC program
(Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children),
administered through the Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare, from
1980 to 1982. She wrote training manuals for WIC paraprofessionals in 1991.
Licensures/Certifications
American Dietetic
Association
Dietitian, State of Idaho
Healthwise Knowledgebase Content Reviewed
Nutrition and diet information for a variety of Knowledgebase
topics, including:
Lactose Intolerance
Healthy
Eating
Childhood Obesity
Healthy
Weight
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Education
BS, Foods and Nutrition: University of Idaho,
Moscow, ID, 1975
Dietetic Internship: Barnes Hospital, St. Louis,
MO, 1976
MPH, Nutrition: University of California, Berkeley,
1980
Academic Appointments
Dietetic Internship Coordinator and Clinical
Assistant Professor, Idaho State University, 2001-present
Clinical Experience
Therapeutic Dietitian, Saint Alphonsus
Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID, 1976-1978
Public Health
Nutritionist, Central District Health Department, Boise, ID,
1978-1979
