The school health dietitian works with schools to promote a healthy school environment by:
Helping schools assess their food environment and set healthy eating goals
Supporting the work of healthy eating committees
Supporting the development of food and healthy eating policies
Working with schools to plan initiatives such as farm-to-school and school gardens
Consulting on the implementation of the BC Food and Beverage Guidelines (e.g. food service, fundraisers, vending machines, sports days)
Providing Pro D Nutrition workshops
Providing Nutrition and Healthy Living Education resources (e.g. lesson plans for K-12 about food, nutrition, body image, etc.)
Helping school staff find appropriate nutrition services for students (e.g. eating disorder services, nutrition counselling)
Delivering nutrition education sessions to secondary school students or alternate school students
Helen Yeung, School Health Dietitian
Phone: 604-904-6458
Email: Helen.Yeung@vch.ca
The North Shore nutritional counselling program offers nutritional counselling for North Shore residents of all ages. Education is offered by a clinical dietitian in an individual or group setting, depending on client needs.