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Notice of Upcoming Dietitian Programs
(Location: 1-Nicholas near the Rideau Centre)

Orientation Session (5pm-6pm)
Healthy Lifestyles Program (6-session program)

Tuesday, November 5th

Every Tuesday from 5pm-7pm: Nov. 12th to Dec. 17th
Follow-Up
No sessions scheduled at this time
Craving Change Program (6-session program)
November 4th to December 16th

Healthy Lifestyles Program

The Healthy Lifestyles Program is a lifestyle approach to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. The program is offered in a group setting to enable participants to share their experiences and offer each other support. Sessions are co-facilitated by our registered dietitian and a certified fitness trainer. This program is free for all patients rostered with the University of Ottawa Health Services Family Health Team. To join an upcoming program, ask your physician or health professional at Health Services for a referral. For more information, contact our Registered Dietitian, Catherine Richards, at 613-564-3950, ext. 480.

The Healthy Lifestyles Program includes:

  • Orientation Session (1 hour)
  • 6-week Program
    - Group Discussion & Group Fitness Training (2-hour class each week for 6 weeks)
    - Individual Nutrition Counselling & Individual Fitness Training
    - Follow-Up

Craving Change Program

The Craving Change Program is a how-to workshop to assist you in changing your relationship with food:

  • Understand WHY you eat the way you do           
  • Comfort yourself without food                
  • Change your thinking, change your eating

The hour-long sessions take place each week for 6 weeks and are co-facilitated by our registered dietitian and mental health educator. This program is free for all University of Ottawa Health Services (UOHS) rostered patients. To join an upcoming program, ask your physician or health professional at Health Services for a referral.  For more information, contact our Registered Dietitian, Caroline Wang, at 613-564-3950, ext. 501.

The Craving Change Program explores the following topics:

  • Factors that influence eating behaviours
  • The Change Buffet
  • Sharing and applying change strategies

Dietitian Services at the University of Ottawa Health Services

The University of Ottawa Health Services also offers individual counselling in nutrition by a registered Dietitian for the following:

  • Diabetes, Impaired Fasting Glucose, Impaired Glucose Tolerance
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Celiac Disease
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Chronic Renal Failure
  • Food Allergies, Food Intolerances
  • Nutrient Deficiency
  • Infants, Poor Weight Gain, Poor Food Intake
  • Hypertension
  • Dyslipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertriglyceridemia
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Chronic Heart Failure
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Disordered Eating
  • Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss
  • Fatty Liver
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Healthy Eating Advice

The initial assessment is 60 minutes in duration.  Follow-up sessions are 30 minutes in duration.  To access our dietitian services, ask your physician or healthcare professional at Health Services for a referral.  If you have questions about visit fees that may be associated with the Dietitian consult, contact us at 613-564-3950.

Additional Resources

  • Eat Right Ontario (website)  
  • Health Canada - Canada’s Food Guide (website)
  • Health Canada - Reading Food Labels (website)
  • Health Promotion student recipe picks and campus resources (website)