Nutrition: Community Health

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The Division has established a number of networks with leading health care providers, community based organisations both national and internationally.

Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) nutrition interventions.

The Division, in collaboration with the Albion Street Centre nursing unit, implemented a demonstration project targeting the nutritional health of people attending Needle and Syringe Programs as part of NSW HIV/AIDS Health Promotion Plan. The project highlighted that nutrition was a health concern for people who were using drugs. This brief nutrition intervention can be incorporated into other NSP health promotion programs. Several project activities are ongoing, and new partnerships are evolving. Contact the NDD for available resources and further information.

Cooking classes and nutrition classes. Cooking skills are extremely important to translate nutritional knowledge into enjoyable food. Cooking and nutrition classes are conducted as part skill building activities with partner organisations.

Resource development

The Division has developed nutrition resources in collaboration with other organisations and PLHIV/PLHCV to address common nutrition issues, including symptom management.

ACON Healthy Life + Project

The Nutrition Development Division is one of ACONs partners in the ‘Healthy Life +’ lifestyle program. The twelve-week exercise and lifestyle program includes a nutrition seminar, individualised dietary assessment, fitness testing, body composition analysis and nutrition counselling.

Coordination of community based placement for dietetic students in their final year of university.

Albion Street Centre
150 - 154 Albion Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 9332 9600 Fax: +61 2 9331 3490