Cole Hanson

Coleton “Cole” Hanson, MPH, RDN, LD, is a clinical inpatient dietitian at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, where he works with patients across Abbott’s cardiac, mental health, and intensive care units. His practice focuses on nutrition intervention in acute care, including malnutrition diagnosis, identifying the impacts of GLP-1RA therapies, and the role of food insecurity in cardiac outcomes before and after discharge.

 Before returning to clinical work, Cole coordinated SNAP-Ed programming at University of Minnesota Extension, where he worked on food access and community nutrition education in rural Minnesota. He trains future dietitians as a preceptor for Philips Neighborhood Clinic; a free clinic located in South Minneapolis. He earned his Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health alongside his Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Licensed Dietitian (LD) credentials in 2020.

 Cole often writes on nutrition policy, housing, and public health for the STAT News, the Minnesota Reformer, the Pioneer Press, Streets.mn, and ForksAndFigures.org. He lives in St. Paul with his daughter.