Targeting practice : the contribution of state registered dietitians.

  • Great Britain. Department of Health
Date:
[1994]
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Targeting practice : the contribution of state registered dietitians. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contract Caterers ETHNIC * MINORITIES ‘Treat Yourself Right’: a project targeted at off-shore oil installations with the aim of educating clients to make an informed choice. The project involves staff training, client education by posters, leaflets, menu labelling, lectures and individual counselling and evaluation (Gillian Lockie, Aberdeen). ‘Healthy Eating in the Workplace’: a project with occupational health staff and caterers to promote healthy eating with publicity materials, surveys of employees, leaflets, etc (Sue Howie, Stoke-on-Trent). Formation of a new Health and Social Club by incorporating health into the existing social club. The aim is to raise awareness of a healthy lifestyle amongst hospital staff Jane Wood, Sheffield). Nutrition Analysis System: a computerised screening tool as part of a workplace lifestyle check (Alison Nelson, Gloucester). It is now common for catering companies to be contracted to provide all of the catering in various institutions. Dietitians working for these companies are equally responsible for setting nutritional standards, menu and recipe development to enable the selection of a healthy diet, identifying training needs and developing training programmes and establishing an effective on-going monitoring tool to allow regular audit (Ann Simpson, Gardner Merchant, London). Example of work with the ethnic minority groups fall into two categories, working with and through link-workers to involve the local community in programme development, and the translation of resources into the appropriate language for the local community. A research project is also being conducted to investigate the nutrient content of foods eaten by different South Asian groups and look at family food habits to allow more effective targeting of health education initiatives (Pat Judd and Jane Thomas, London). An Ethnic Health Team Dietitian is employed by Oldham NHS Trust to ensure that the nutritional requirements of the ethnic community are maximised. This requires close liaison with the three link-workers on the team and members of the community. Videos on diet and exercise, SECTION SEVEN 255]
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