Nutrition and dietitian services

As described in Northern Health’s position on healthy eating, healthy eating is getting enough nutritious and tasty food for daily living and wellness. Healthy eating is about more than just food choices; it includes food, nutrition, eating competence, culture and tradition, food systems, and food security.

Learn about nutrition for lifelong health

Access a dietitian

Are you looking for support from a dietitian? Northern Health dietitians work in a variety of facilities and programs. Explore the sections below to learn about how to access a dietitian in Northern Health.

There are also dietitian services at HealthLink BC. Call 8-1-1 (or 604-215-8110 in some Northern communities) and ask to speak with a dietitian, or email a HealthLink BC dietitian.

Additional information

As part of the health care team, dietitians work with clients of all ages, families and caregivers, to support their nutritional health and eating competence. They provide nutrition assessment, counselling, and self-management support to help clients address their health and eating-related concerns, such as those related to:

  • Chewing and swallowing problems
  • Chronic diseases such as diabetes, liver, heart, lung or kidney disease
  • Eating disorders and disordered eating
  • Food allergies and intolerances, digestive disorders
  • Growth or eating concerns in kids
  • Malnutrition
  • Relationship with food and eating
  • Tube feeding

Primary care dietitians may also work on health promotion and prevention, and may collaborate with community agencies.

How to get a referral

If you or a loved one have a nutrition-related medical condition or concern, and would like to see a dietitian, speak to your health care team about your options, or see below for information about services in or near your community.

Primary care and outpatient dietitian services available by community