Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)RegulationsRegulations Defining the Scope of the Profession of Dietitians, 20242. Acts pertaining to scope of the profession of Dietitians |
The optimization of the nutritional well-being of individuals and groups in different settings by—
| (a) | using evidence-based theory and practice of nutrition to prevent, treat, and manage nutrition related diseases; |
| (b) | utilizing a comprehensive body of knowledge of principles of nutritional sciences to advise on food, nutrition, and nutritional care in an ethical and responsible manner to communities or population groups during the different stages of the life cycle of all individuals; |
| (c) | advocating for the nutrition profession, services, and programmes; |
| (d) | assessing the nutritional status (anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary, socio-economic; medication interactions) and concomitant health risks of clients or patients and groups using relevant methodologies; |
| (e) | conceptualizing, planning, implementing, managing, evaluating, and documentations of appropriate nutritional prescriptions for individual patients or clients with specific nutritional needs; |
| (f) | communicating effectively to inform and to change behaviour using appropriate counselling methods or skills; |
| (g) | conceptualizing, planning, implementing, managing, evaluating, and documentations of appropriate intervention strategies to address nutrition and related health issues and diseases; |
| (h) | planning and executing an effective food service system based on the specific food and nutritional needs of the healthy and the ill; |
| (i) | managing human, financial, and other resources to ensure optimal and equitable delivery of nutrition services at all levels of service delivery; |
| (j) | conceptualizing, formulating, implementing, and communicating nutrition related research; |
| (k) | planning, implementing, managing, evaluating, monitoring, and documenting procedures and policies relating to human, financial, operational, and other resources; |
| (l) | applying critical and creative thinking in working effectively within a multidisciplinary environment contributing to the personal, social, and economic development of the society in an ethical and professional manner within a human rights perspective; |
are acts pertaining to the Scope of the Profession of Dietitians.