Nutrition and Dietetics Services Offered by MMCHS
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Community Health
Services
Dietetics and Nutrition
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Author: Admin
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Publishing date: 14 January 2008 10:50am
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Click on the link below to find out what services are available through the MMCHS Dietetics department...
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The Service Addresses the Following:
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Individual counselling for people with special dietary needs, e.g. food intolerance, diabetes, coeliac disease.
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Group education and information sessions. - Healthy Living Eat Well Program
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Working with community groups such as schools to address nutrition related issues.
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Participating in community projects such as Eat Well Be Active.
Where are Services Provided?
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Murray Bridge
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Karoonda
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Tintinara
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Lameroo
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Pinnaroo
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Mannum
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Meningie
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Coonalpyn
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Tailem Bend
Group Education Sessions Available Include:
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Supermarket tours - find out about suitable products for healthy eating, diabetes, and heart disease.
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The Healthy Living - Eating Well program provides nutrition information regarding health problems such as overweight, pre diabetes and cholesterol issues. The program is offered regularly as 2, 3 hour sessions or 3, 2 hour sessions. The program is generaly taking the place of 1:1 appointments for these issues.
More Information on
Healthy Living - Eating Well
Community Participation and Liaison: We can provide information, advice, ideas or resources to community groups and other organisations.
Individual Consultations: Please contact the MMCHS regarding invdividual appointments. The Dieticians also participate in regular Diabetes Review Clinics throughout the region. A doctor's referral is not needed but is preferred where a medical condition exists.
Who Provides the Service?
The Dieticians are: Fran McFaul (full-time) and Daniela Pasquini (2 days per week)
Other Information:
You can access the Dietitians Association of Australia at www.daa.asn.au. This site links you to a wide variety of nutrition issues such as dietary information, smart eating tips, recipes, and healthy eating self assessments, to name a few.
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Attached files
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Clobber Cholesterol
Lose Weight
Exercise Daily
Stop Smoking
Eat Less Fat
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