Nutrition CoP

About

The goals of the Nutrition CoP are to:

• Link current and future practitioners involved in the nutrition care of older adults
• Promote evidence-based nutrition care for older adults by supporting knowledge exchange among experts, researchers, professional organizations, practitioners, and caregivers
• Disseminate best practices in nutrition care to frontline caregivers
• Advocate for innovation and best practices in the nutrition care of older adults
• Stimulate research on food and nutrition issues for older adults

Core Working Group Members/Membership/Partners

The Nutrition CoP is coordinated by a diverse core working group including representatives from:

• Dietitians of Canada (sponsoring agency)
• Ontario Society of Nutrition Management
• Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
• Agri-food for Healthy Aging/Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
• Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
• Personal Support Network of Ontario

As the CoP develops, membership is expected to expand to include a variety of regulated professionals, caregivers, researchers, and policymakers, reflecting the importance of nutrition on the health of older adults.

Current events

For more information about the 2011 Health Professionals’ Forum on ‘Food Innovations for Health’, please click HERE.

Resources

Check out our latest Topical Reading Lists on Nutrition HERE
Vitamin D recommendations
Nutrition & Aging well
Dietitians of Canada Seniors Resources
EatRight Ontario
Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide
Healthy eating for seniors

Contact

Leslie Whittington-Carter
Dietitians of Canada
519.762.0393
leslie.whittingtoncarter@dietitians.ca

Terry Kirkpatrick
Knowledge Broker
tekirkp@sympatico.ca

Doris Nussbaumer, Information Specialist
dnussbaumer@shrtn.on.ca