Nutrition
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Registered Dietitians at the Health Unit are resources
for the public, health professionals and community partners.
The Health Unit Registered Dietitians can:
- Work with organizations to develop healthy eating
guidelines
- Develop nutrition education resources on various
topics
- Provide in-service education for healthcare
professionals and community partners on current nutrition issues
- Work with schools, workplaces, and community
organizations
- Link residents and health care providers to
community resources
The Registered Dietitians at the Health Unit do not
provide individual ongoing nutrition counseling. If your clients require
individual counseling, a referral can be made to consult with a
Registered Dietitian at a local hospital, community health centre,
family health team, or in private practice.
If the public has general healthy eating questions, they can call Eat
Right Ontarios toll free line at 1-877-510-5102 and speak with a registered dietitian. Or
they can visit
www.ontario.ca/EatRight for useful nutrition tips, tools and resources
to help people eat right and be healthy.
For more information about the nutrition services offered by the Leeds,
Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, please contact our toll free
Health Action Line at 1-800-660-5853 or 613-345-5685.
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