Community Dietitian Services - Island Health Community Health Services
Food, Healthcare Providers, Home Health Care, and Public Health
Provided by Island Health
Registered Dietitians, working with individuals and groups, provide nutrition counselling and self-management support to help clients address their health problems including:
Island Health Community Health Services provides community dietitian support for patients with nutrition-related clinical concerns that affect health status, recovery, function, or ability to remain safely at home. Dietitians can assess, monitor, and provide nutrition care planning for concerns such as:
- Dysphagia
- Complex therapeutic diets or nutrition support for chronic disease management
- Food allergy, intolerance, celiac disease, or other medically required diet modifications
- Malnutrition risk, unintentional weight loss, poor intake, or nutrition-related functional decline
- Nutrition concerns related to frailty, dementia, mental health, post-acute recovery, or palliative care
- Preventive nutrition counselling when clinical risk factors are present and community dietitian follow-up is appropriate
Eligibility
- Patient must be a Canadian citizen, or have permanent resident status
- Patient must be a resident of British Columbia
- Eligibility depends on health conditions, exisisting supports, and care needs
How to Access
- Access starts through the Community Access Centres using a central intake and assessment process. During this process, clinicians will assess eligibility, clinical need, function, and safety to determine if Home Care Nursing is the right service. Services vary by location.
- General public can call their local Community Access Centre (see below) to request further information and self-refer.
- Healthcare Practitioners please review the Physician Information section below.
Learn about other home and community care services provided by Island Health Community Health Services.
Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/services...
250-388-2273 (South Island)
Toll Free: 1-888-533-2273
Hours of Operation are 8:30 AM to 10:30 PM, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.
Serves all communities south of Mill Bay, including Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands and west to Port Renfrew.
Serves all communities south of Mill Bay, including Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands and west to Port Renfrew.
250-739-5749 (Centre Island)
Toll Free: 1-877-734-4101
Hours of Operation are 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year
Serves all communities south of Mill Bay, including Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands and west to Port Renfrew.
Serves all communities south of Mill Bay, including Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands and west to Port Renfrew.
250-331-8570 (North Island)
Toll Free: 1-866-928-4988
Hours of Operation are 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.
Serves all communities north of Deep Bay including Mt. Waddington Regional District and the adjacent mainland area
Serves all communities north of Deep Bay including Mt. Waddington Regional District and the adjacent mainland area
Cost: Fees may apply
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Family physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Specialist referral
Details: Individuals can access this service for their family by calling their local Community Access Line
Brochures and Info
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Island Health:
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- Primary Care Access Clinic (PCAC) - Campbell River
- Community Health Centre (CHC) - Cormorant Island Health Centre
Availability
Service area: Island Health Area + show cities
Service Types Provided
Healthcare Providers
Home Health Care
Public Health
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at home
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