Nutrition Resources for Healthcare Providers
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) has compiled the following list of nutrition resources you may wish to share with your patients, in support of their nutritional needs and goals. This list contains evidence-based nutrition and feeding guidelines, nutrition resources, and programs and services including programs offered or supported by the EOHU.
General
Local Programs and Services
Prenatal Nutrition
Infant and Childhood Nutrition
Adults and Older Adults
General
- Canada’s Food Guide
- Addressing Weight Bias: Weight bias is a result of our conscious and unconscious thoughts, feelings and attitudes about bodies and leads to unfair and unjust treatment, health care policies, and guidelines. To learn more about weight bias and its impact on health, read the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health Position Statement Towards a Weight-Inclusive Approach in Public Health or consult their list of resources to address weight bias.
- Household Food Insecurity in Eastern Ontario
Local Programs and Services
- Green Food Box
- Ontario 211: Find community and social resources
- Nutrition Services by Registered Dietitians
- Seaway Valley Community Health Centre – Nutrition Programs
- Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie – Nutrition Programs
Prenatal Nutrition
- Baby’s Best Start program offers individual consultations with a Registered Dietitian to eligible clients. Click here to register a client.
- Nutrition During Pregnancy
Infant and Childhood Nutrition
- Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding
- Feeding & Nutrition:
- Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines (Birth to Six Years) for Health Professionals outlines evidence-based nutrition and feeding guidelines for healthy, full-term infants and children up to 6 years of age.
- Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) program offers support to families from pregnancy until children reach the age of six. A family home visitor or a public health nurse provides information and support in the client’s home on many topics.
- Nutri-eSTEP® is an online tool that includes 17 questions about a child’s typical food choices, eating behaviours, as well as physical activity and growth. The questionnaire can be completed by or with parents or caregivers and provides immediate feedback based on answers, as well as links to credible nutrition articles, tools, recipes, and community services.
Adults and Older Adults
To learn more about how our Registered Dietitians can support you, please contact us at info@eohu.ca, or call 1-800-267-7120. Please note that dietitians at the EOHU do not provide individual nutrition counselling services, except through the Baby’s Best Start program.