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Chasity J. Newkirk, MPH, RD, LDN
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Nutrition, Pediatric Nutrition
919-361-2644
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMClosed Today Closed Today
Location Information
UNC Family Medicine at Southpoint
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
7011 Fayetteville Road
Suite 200
Durham, NC 27713
US
Phone:
919-361-2644
Fax:
919-484-0849
Hours
Day of the Week | Hours |
---|---|
Monday | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Tuesday | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thursday | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Nutrition
- Pediatric Nutrition
Provider Details
Type: Clinician, Advanced Practice Provider
Gender: Female
Additional Practice Locations for Chasity J. Newkirk, MPH, RD, LDN
About Chasity J. Newkirk, MPH, RD, LDN
I’ve always been passionate about improving health and wellness, whether it was my family and friends or people I barely knew. During my career as a community health educator, I met and worked with a few registered dietitians, saw the need for more registered dietitians, and loved everything about the profession. I knew I needed to become a registered dietitian in order to be the most effective and impactful health professional. Becoming a r...
I’ve always been passionate about improving health and wellness, whether it was my family and friends or people I barely knew. During my career as a community health educator, I met and worked with a few registered dietitians, saw the need for more registered dietitians, and loved everything about the profession. I knew I needed to become a registered dietitian in order to be the most effective and impactful health professional. Becoming a registered dietitian also gave me so much more nutritional knowledge that I want to share with as many people as I can. My philosophy of care is to make it count, no matter how big or small it may seem to you. My approach to patient care is to start small and focus on progress not perfection. My areas of special interest include chronic disease prevention and management, weight management, and sports nutrition. Outside of work, I love to watch cooking shows (but I’m not that in love with actually cooking much), exercising, and traveling (near and far).
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Physicians Network
Languages
- English
Internship
- North Carolina Central University, 2016 - 2017
- Area: Dietetics-Foods and Nutrition
Bachelor of Science
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2004 - 2008
- Area: Exercise and Sport Science
Master of Public Health
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008 - 2010
- Area: Community Health Education
Certifications
- Registered Dietitian, Board Certified, 2021
Chronic disease prevention and management, weight management, sports nutrition
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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