Nutrition and Dietetics

Achieve your health goals with expert advice and support from our Dietitian.

What we offer:

Our Dietitian can give advice about food and nutrition to help with:

pre-diabetes – impaired glucose intolerance
diabetes – type 1 and type 2
heart disease
high Blood Pressure
high cholesterol
weight loss or weight gain
managing food allergies and food intolerances, such as coeliac disease and FODMAPS
loss of appetite
chewing difficulties
nutritional deficiencies, such as iron deficiency or anaemia and vitamin D deficiency
food preparation and cooking
planning
reading food labels
clarifying mixed messages from the media.

Our services are:

low cost or free
culturally sensitive
tailored to you and your lifestyle
available in languages other than English.

Eligibility

Our Dietitian is funded by the Home and Community Care (HACC) program to specifically help groups of people who are often at greater risk of consuming a poor diet. These groups can include:

frail older people
adults with intellectual, psychiatric or physical disabilities
adults in extreme financial hardship who may also be homeless.

You may also be able to access our services through:

the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): click here to see the eligibility requirements
the Commonwealth Home Support Scheme (CHSP): click here to see the eligibility requirements.

Talk to our Service Coordination Worker to see if you or a family member is eligible.

Group activities

Group programs are also offered including supermarket tours, cooking and healthy eating. To learn more, contact intake@nrch.com.au.