Institute of American Health and Science LLC
American Health Science University/AHSU
National Institute of Nutritional Education/NINE
585 Birch St.
Oak Harbor, Washington 98277
800 530 8079, Fax 360-279-0174

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January 1, 2009

So what have we in the CN® Certified Nutritionist community accomplished in America since we began in 1979, thirty-years ago?

Basically we have provided leadership in raising the issue of the value of nutrition, health and life enhancement as a vital component of America’s health care system.

Our new president has included Health Care as one of the three or four most important items to deal with when he takes office   January 2009.

Incidentally one of the other top issues on his agenda is repairing the economic system. I don’t think that you can talk about economics without talking about health care and visa versa.

Further, education is a thorny issue that needs some serious consideration. Talking about health care without talking about the need to educate by changing attitudes in regard to who is responsible for what.

I think “Health” should be #1, not diagnosing or prescribing for disease but teaching ways to raise health levels where ever they may be. If we are a healthy country we can deal much better with all that the future holds in store for us.

In any event we will have things to do. Our final mission will be accomplished in 2010 when the Health Knowledge Provider Profession has been established and is functioning. 

A typical Health Knowledge Provider (HKP) will be a graduate of the CN® Certified Nutritionist program or something similar and will have accumulated new  knowledge and experience. His/Her job will be to establish the concept of raising-health levels whatever they may be by focusing on changing attitudes about health responsibilities up and down the line and across the board.

His/Her range of overall duties and responsibilities, because of the high tech-immediate and infinite information and unlimited possibilities age we live in this century is beyond the imagination of today’s health care concepts.

You know where we are going. Now, how about a few lines about   where we have been.

Being first is a good sign of leadership. Other definitions include:

To lead: 1. to go before or with to show the way, conduct or escort 2. to conduct or change a particular course. 3. To conduct or bring about a certain action or a particular course.

To provide leadership=1. The position or function of a leader 2. Having the ability to lead, 3. an act or instance of leading, guiding or directing,

Our goal is to convince the public the value if the combination of nutrition, health, life enhancement, education and changing attitudes at the individual level is the best way to raise health levels in America.

The culture of resistance to our mission has been extremely challenging and at times downright overwhelming but we have prevailed.

Our record includes a list of leadership activities conducted thorough the National Institute of Nutritional Education (NINE), American Health Science University (AHSU) and the Institute of American Health and Science (IAHS) since 1979.   

1. Requested and received $50,000 from health food stores across the country to be used for start-up funding for a professional education program in the industry in 1980. The Initial petition was requested by Dr. James R. Johnston, a health food store owner and member of (SOHO –Southern Health Organization) one of seven organizations covering the United States at a National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) Board Meeting in Las Vegas in 1979.
2. Received funding of $250,000 from various industry manufacturers, producers and suppliers.  CN Certified Nutritionists scholarships were given out to some 500 health food store  owners, managers and staff members across the country.
3. We were the FIRST nonprofit professional education classes in the natural foods industry beginning in 1985.
4. We graduated our FIRST class June 15, 1985 In Orlando, FL.
5. Our FIRST class Valedictorian was Lou Vasquez CN, Joint-Owner with Wife Pat (who became president of the NNFA in later years) of a health food store in Denver, Colorado
6. We established a professional organization for CN® Certified Nutritionists, The Society of Certified Nutritionist (SCN) in 1985. The first president was Dave Ajay a former president of the NNFA. Later the SCN was opened up to include nutritionists other than CN Certified Nutritionists under the title of the National Association of Professional Nutritionists (NAPN).
7. We established a CN Code of Ethics to be reviewed and signed each year in order to develop a professional status for Licensed CN Certified Nutritionists.
8. Our CN Certified Nutritionist credential is the only one in our field registered with the U.S. Patent Office. The patent is good through 2017 when it will be renewed.
9. We established the FIRST professional credentialed program using distance education as the delivery system. The operative word is professional.
10. We were the FIRST to develop distance education Intern/Externships.
11. We were the FIRST to develop proctored examinations on a national basis.

12. We were the FIRST to develop professional continuing education programs (PCEP) annually.

13. The NINE (National Institute or Nutritional Education) was the FIRST in the industry to become nationally Accredited.

14. NINE was the FIRST entity to provide Professional Liability Insurance to the CN Certified Nutritionist community.  

15. NINE was the FIRST to have its courses approved by the American Council on Education (ACE) for college transfer credits.

16.   NINE was the FIRST to develop a distance education Masters program in Nutrition Science and get it nationally accredited.

17. Institute of American Health and Science was the FIRST to develop Documentation, Coding and Billing distance education courses for third-party reimbursements including teleseminars for the 3-4 million members of the integrative health care communities including the CN® Certified Nutritionist community.

18.   We were the FIRST to establish a program broadening the CN Certified Nutritionist’s concept knowledge so as to provide a new creditable health profession by 2011-the Health Knowledge Provider.

     

    Stick with us to find out what more we have in mind and how we will make it happen.

National Institute of Nutritional Education-NINE
American Health Science University-AHSU
Institute of American Health and Science LLC-IAHS

About the Co-Founder and Director James R. Johnston PhD

Dr. James R. Johnston has degrees in Economics and Finance, Psychology and Educational Psychology from state and private universities. His working experiences include the insurance, education and health industries. He has been fortunate over the past 50 years to be made aware of and understand the deep fundamentals and interrelationships of Economics, Health and Education.

Dr. James R. Johnston is a retired Navy Captain with twenty-seven years in the Regular and Reserve Navy and is well aware of  the importance of leadership. While serving in the navy he has taken distance education courses all over the world from the University of Wisconsin as well as completing courses and programs from the Naval War College, the National Defense University and the Naval Officer’s Graduate Institute. He prepared two courses for the Naval War College. He knows and understands the value of delivering education and examinations using the distance education format.

Dr. James R. Johnstone has prepared and taught professional financial education courses at the University of Colorado in Denver and at Nova University in Florida as an adjunct faculty member.

Combining education and work experiences has been his pleasure. He has established and written credentialing courses and examinations for the College for Financial Planning presently owned by Phoenix University and NINE (National Institute of Nutritional Education) which has been incorporated into American Health Science University and the Institute of American Health and Science. He served as the first president in all three academic entities.

Institute of American Health and Science LLC
American Health Science University (AHSU/NINE)

585 Birch St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277
nuted@aol.com   Fax 360 279 0174

Our Mission:

To provide the highest quality global distance training courses and support in Internet-Oriented programs in the nutrition, health and life enhancement areas. The fulfillment of our mission is measured by those who meet the rigorous standards of earning the Certified Nutritionist CN™ designation. Our scenarios are designed to meet rigorous training standards in the Integrative Health Care fields listed on the cover page. Samples of specific support in the various fields include:

• Professional health care practitioners as well as assistants in these professions
• Non-health care professionals- counselors, personal trainers, physiologists, researchers, and teachers
• Members of the natural foods and natural supplement industries
• Professional administrators in the various integrative nutrition, health and life enhancement fields
• Individuals undergoing career changes who choose to explore occupational opportunities related to integrative nutrition, health and life enhancement
• Media career professionals-writers, speakers, presenters, authors, public relations and marketing personnel.

A Certification Program Designed for the Working Professional

Our distance training format offers the comfort and convenience of studying anywhere. Consider the freedom you gain from not having to commute, park and other campus-related hassles.  More importantly, you get training equal to or superior in quality to one involving going to a specific location at a specific time that may or may not be convenient. You will have access to a professor by email or telephone at your convenience. Furthermore, because you set your own schedule, it’s easy to arrange your studies around your other responsibilities such as family and work.

Serving since 1980, we have been in the forefront of providing training and certification in nutrition, health and life enhancement on a global basis. Careers can be advanced without having to take time off to attend regular scheduled classes.

How Your Professional Credentials May Help You in Taking the CN^® Certified Nutritionist Private License National Board Examination

Your previous post secondary course or degrees may be transferred to the six-course CN™ Certified Nutritionist credentialing program for the Private License Board Examination. Your choices include:

     1.   Buying all six courses and sitting for all of the proctored examinations,
     2.   Buying an individual course or a number of courses involving areas that you feel you should review as well as textbooks. This Option includes mentoring from our            professional staff,
     3.   Buying a study guide or study guides to review learning objectives and studying on your own 
     4.   Challenging the National Board Examination with the present knowledge you have and with the help of the available Board Exam Review Summary. Let us know             your decision and we can advise you of the costs.

How Much Does It Cost?

Tuition for the CN™ Certified Nutritionist program, involving study guides and mentoring from our professional staff for six courses is $500.00 per course. The textbook(s) for each course average around $100. The total fee depends on your knowledge and confidence. (See above paragraph).

There is a 150 hour Internship, a most important part of the learning process that we help you arrange. The time must be agreed upon by both you and your sponsor. The fee for the Internship Program is $200. If you have completed an internship in a related field you may petition for a waiver.

The fee for the National Private License Board Examination is $250 and includes a summary of subjects covered. You can challenge that 6 hour Private License Examination for $1995.  You will have eligibility to sit for that examination a second time if you do not pass it with a satisfactory grade.

 A one-time registration fee of $100.00 is added to the first course.   Shipping of course materials is an additional $10.00 in the United States. Textbooks are available separately from outside sources.

As in all professions, there is an annual continuing education requirement of 16 contact hours or 2 C.E.U.s (Continuing Education Units).

There is also an annual licensing fee of $150 and a CN™ Certified Nutritionist Code of Ethics that must be read, signed and of course followed.

Regular CN™ Certified Nutritionist Tele-seminars (no expense other than the cost of the telephone call to the teleconference number) are available to graduates and students. Teleconference subjects are generally determined by the interest of the graduates and include guests with different skills like: Clinical, Professional, Business Mastery, Marketing, Internet Presence, Social Networking, and Political Action.

The CN^® Certified Nutritionist

Since 1983 the Certified Nutritionist CN™ has been the international standard by which other certifications in the nutrition, health and life enhancement fields are measured in terms of knowledge, competence and performance. Most nutritionists are not CN® Certified Nutritionists.

As a CN™ Certified Nutritionist, you will be a member of a distinguished profession dedicated to serving the nutritional, health and life enhancement needs of individuals and families. CN™   Certified Nutritionists work with other professionals and with clients to improve nutritional status and overall health by assessing and analyzing needs and by evaluating and developing plans designed to raise health levels through education, advice, counsel, monitoring and other methods of support.

About the CN^® Certified Nutritionist Designation

CN^® is a federal service mark registered with the U.S. Patent Office and as a federal service mark is legally recognized across the country as well as in Europe and Asia.

(CN™) is a federal service mark registered with the U.S. Patent Office and as a federal service mark is legally recognized across the country.

The CN™ Certified Nutritionist credential program has a reputation for being the longest and leading distance training and certification program in nutrition sciences in the country.  Also the integrative health care communities recognize and support it. While we trust that you will decide to earn the CN™ Certified Nutritionist credential we suggest that you always refer to yourself as “An Advocate of Public Health and Nutrition.” As a public advocate of nutrition, health and life enhancement you have the right under the constitution to express yourself freely in this field.

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