Dietitian Services

Description of Service

The Bighorn PCN is pleased to provide Registered Dietitian services to our communities. The service is for anyone across the lifespan needing nutrition help for chronic disease (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, fatty liver and weight management), disordered eating, prenatal/postpartum nutrition, COPD, introducing solids, picky eating/feeding relationship, pediatric weight management.

Dietitians can provide...
  • Support to plan and implement individualized healthy lifestyle goals
  • Support in improving your relationship with food
  • Tips and healthy recipes to help you plan, shop for and cook healthy meals
  • Information to help you understand food labels, food trends and diets
  • Assistance with establishing good feeding relationships with children
  • Nutrition presentations and information in a group setting
Access

Residents in the Hinton and Grande Cache areas can access the services of the Bighorn PCN Registered Dietitian.

  • Ask your family physician for a referral
  • If you don’t have a family physician, visit a walk-in clinic to seek a referral
  • Self-referral is also available if you have a family physician