Public Health Services
NUTRITION Public Health Nutritionist |
• Public Health • Baby, Child, Parent • Immunizations • Public Health Inspections • Nutrition • Hearing Aid Plan • Speech Language Pathology |
The goal of the public health nutritionist is to promote, protect and support healthy eating of the population, with an emphasis on health promotion and primary disease prevention. The public health nutritionist assesses needs, prioritizes, plans, implements and evaluates projects and services for the general population, selected target groups, health and other professionals, community groups and agencies and individuals.
Program includes:
- Breastfeeding initiatives – Baby Friendly Action Committee which promotes and supports breastfeeding in the Health Region; Baby Friendly Initiative; breastfeeding surveys
- Nutrition Assessment Guidelines – provides resource used by public health nurses in child health clinics
- Food Security Initiatives – working with various partner to develop and implement a Regional Food Charter; annual food costing; assist with Good Food Box, Community Gardens, and Collective Kitchens, if necessary
- Food Policies – developing and implementing food and nutrition policies in schools and health region facilities
- Media Relations – provide weekly newspaper articles to various venues in health region, press releases, radio interviews, television shows
- Nutrition resources – develop and update nutrition resources (teaching kits, books, videos, handouts, games) for lending
- Public general inquiries related to food and nutrition
- Pubic presentations/displays/health fairs
- Individual counseling is provided only to clients from prenatal to age five.