Nutrition resources for North Shore schools

North Shore school health manual - Section 4

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 professional development workshops (e.g. Brain Food)
Providing healthy eating resources (e.g. Canada's Food Guide, lesson plans for K-12 about food, nutrition, body image, gardens, 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

How do I access the school dietitian?

Helen Yeung, School Health Dietitian

Phone: (604) 904-6458
Email: Helen.Yeung@vch.ca

How can I see a dietitian in person for individual diet concerns?

The 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.

Nutrition resources for schools

Healthy Eating at School - Your one-stop shop for healthy eating resources, toolkits, and research related to fundraisers, gardens, policy-creation, and more.

Action Schools! BC - A best practices model designed to help schools create individualized healthy living action plans.

Nutrition and Health Living Resources for Elementary Teachers