Members of the profession work in a wide variety of practice areas and are involved in the following activities: Clinical dietetics: Screen for nutrition risk and apply principles of medical nutrition therapy to maximize nutritional status and quality of life Provide nutrition assessment, analysis of nutrient intake, nutrition education, development of nutrition care plans/goals, continuous evaluation of the quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of nutrition care Services are provided to patient populations ranging from neonatal to geriatric in a range of settings including acute care (inpatients, outpatients), long term care, home care, and ambulatory care clinics (i.e. diabetes, cardiac) Inpatients- provide supplementation, tube feeding, parenteral nutrition for patients with an inability to maintain nutritional status without augmentation due to trauma/disease or altered organ function needing nutritional manipulation (renal disease, liver disease) Outpatients- improve knowledge/behaviors to reduce or delay health risks (high risk pregnancy, failure to thrive infants, chronic disease) Community dietetics: Health promotion, disease prevention Provide consultation, information and education to professionals, agencies, personnel, and individuals within the community Plan, implement and evaluate programs and policies to address nutrition needs across the lifecycle Develop leading edge nutrition guidelines, tools and resources Settings include community/public health centers, agencies such Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation Public health Public health policy (Health Canada, Alberta Health) Nutrition labeling, food fortification, food security Development of Canada’s Food Guide, Recommended Dietary Intakes, Position Statements Food service management Manage food preparation, food quality and distribution in large food service systems, catering and health institutions Private Practice Consult to individuals, groups, workplaces, institutions, Employee Assistance Programs, health and lifestyle centers Media work Food industry and marketing boards Product development and marketing, regulatory affairs, consumer research and education, advertising, and media affairs