The Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) is the independent and official voice of Registered Dietitians working in public health in Ontario.
The society's mission is to provide a leadership forum and official voice for public health nutrition practice in Ontario.
Posted on :Thursday, 5 March, 2020
ODPH's response to the PH Modernization discussion paper survey is now posted. Please go to our Advocacy, Position & Endorsement page https://www.odph.ca/advocacy to see the letter and appendix sent to the Ministry. Thank you to the Co-Chairs for making it happen and to everyone who participated in planning discussions and in drafting and editing our response!
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Posted on :Friday, 6 December, 2019
ODPH submissions to recent government consultations on proposed amendments to the Reg 50/16 of the Healthy Menu Choices Act and Food Premise Regulation 493/17 under the Health Protection and Promotion Act are now posted. Read them on our advocacy, positions and endorsement page . Many thanks to the members who helped with these responses.
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Posted on :Monday,23 September, 2019
Ontario Dietitians in Public Health is aiming to make food insecurity an issue for the upcoming federal election with our campaign, No Money for Food is…Cent$less / La nourriture ne suffit pas à éliminer la faim . By signing our letter to federal party leaders on the What you can do? / Que faire page , you can support all Canadians having an adequate income for food without compromising their ability to pay for other basic necessities. Let’s send a strong message to the party leaders so that...
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Posted on :Wednesday, 8 May, 2019
The 2019 English and French Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines (Birth to Six Years) for Health Professionals are now available online at www.odph.ca/PNG . This ODPH document provides evidence-based nutrition guidelines on the following topics: Growth monitoring Infant formula Expressed breastmilk Food allergies Vitamin D Iron Choking prevention Fish consumption and methylmercury Food insecurity NutriSTEP® Parent...
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Posted on :Monday,22 October, 2018
These online learning modules were created to support schools and community locations provide nutritious breakfast, morning meals, lunch and snacks to children and youth to support their learning and healthy development. The online modules will help the user to understand the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Student Nutrition Program Guidelines (2016). Check them out here !
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