Research Article

Who is the nutrition workforce in the Western Cape?

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 24 , issue 2 , 2011 , pages: 90–98

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2011.11734356

Author(s): H Goeiman Department of Health, , D Labadarios Health Systems and Innovation, , Np Steyn Centre for the Study of the Social and Environmental Determinants of Nutrition,

Keywords: nutrition workforce , dietitians , competencies , foodservice workers

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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the current nutrition staffing profile of the Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP) in Department of Health in the Western Cape, and establish whether it is adequate to meet the objectives of the INP.

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