How our Dietitians can help you;

Dietitians provide nutritional assessment and diagnosis, education, and care with the aim to improve dietary-related diseases and conditions and to improve overall health. We assist our clients to make informed lifestyle choices, enable self-management and provide ongoing dietary support and management.

Country & Outback Health Dietitians provide nutrition consultations for a variety of conditions and diseases to people across all life stages, including:

• General healthy eating advice
• Weight loss (obesity)
• Malnutrition
• Chronic Disease Management including diabetes management and cardiovascular disease (correcting blood lipid profiles and hypertension).
• Food intolerances/allergies (e.g., gluten, lactose, nuts) and irritable bowel syndrome
• A wide range of other conditions such as Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease, Crohn’s Disease and Diverticulitis, Osteoporosis, constipation, diarrhoea, and healthy growth and development for children.

Services:

• Nutritional assessment and diagnosis
• Ongoing nutritional education and management
• Individualised 1:1 nutrition support
• Telehealth and face-to-face consultations

How do I access this service?

Government funded appointments

Country & Outback Health offers free Dietetics Services to communities with a population of less than 8,000. If you would like to have a chat with one of our Dietitians, make an appointment with your doctor and ask for a referral to Country & Outback Health. After getting a referral from your doctor, you will be offered a 1-hour initial appointment and ongoing support as you need.

NDIS funded appointments

To book an appointment using your approved Allied Health NDIS funds please call 8644 4900 or complete the online referral form below

How much does this service cost?

Free Dietetic appointments have been made possible by funding and support from Country SA PHN (CSAPHN)

If Allied Health services have been included in your NDIS plan, you will find them under Capacity Building Supports listed as Improved Daily Living or Improved Health and Wellbeing.

Where is this service available?

Face to face service available at:

• Cleve
• Cowell
• Kimba
• Cummins
• Coffin Bay
• Tumby Bay
• Elliston
• Lock
• Wudinna
• Streaky Bay
• Ceduna