Pasadena Child Development Associates, Inc.

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Pasadena Child Development Associates, Inc.

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  • Food, Fitness and Fun, weight management group
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  • Music Together^®
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Kristen van Rooyen, MPH, RD is a member of the PCDA interdisciplinary feeding and nutrition team. Kristen received her bachelor's degree in nutrition and completed her nutrition internship through Loma Linda University. After practicing clinical and community nutrition for six years, she returned to school and completed a Masters in Public Health in Nutrition at UCLA and an internship at the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).

Her work experience following her Masters degree includes outpatient clinics at CHLA and school based California Childrens Services (CCS) clinics. Kristen is the dietitian that currently runs the F3 Program and is certified in pediatric and adolescent weight management by the California Dietitics Association. Kristen is the active and involved mother of two school aged boys who have added immeasurable joy to her life and contribute daily to her experience with feeding children.