Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
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Nutritionist, Department of Public Health, GASHA
Martha Centre, Suite 200
23 Bay Street
Antigonish, NS, B2G 2G7
Phone: Karen MacKinnon 902 747-3367
Qualified professional nutritionist works with individuals, families, community groups and schools to promote good nutritional practices.
Public Health Services - Pictou County Health Authority
835 East River Road
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
B2H 3S6
Phone: 902 752-7600
Fax: 902 752-6231
Leah Poirier, Public Health Dietitian
Phone: 902 752-7600 Ext. 3335
Aberdeen Hospital Outpatient Dietitian
Contact: 902 752-7600 ext 2590
Nutrition support classes are held at:
Dietitians of Canada
Website: //www.dietitians.ca/
Provides trusted evidence-based nutrition information you can use.
Health Canada Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Website: //www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/index_e.html
Canada's Food Guide
Website: https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
Mayo Clinic Nurtition and Healthy Eating
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/NU99999
Mayo Clinic on Anorexia nervosa
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/anorexia/DS00606
Mayo Clinic on Bulimia nervosa
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/bulimia/DS00607
Mayo Clinic on Eating Disorders
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/eating-disorders/DS00294
Access to books, magazines, online databases, movies and more.
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Call 8-1-1, and you will have access to non-emergency health information and services. Registered Nurses give the advice and information you need and provide reassurance concerning all kinds of general health issues and questions.
A free, confidential information and referral service. It is for people from all walks of life, seeking information about community & social services in their community or throughout the Province, either for themselves or for someone else. For example it could be used by someone seeking home care support for a senior citizen, a teenager looking for job-seeking skills, a recent immigrant needing language and employment training, or a person with disabilities determining which local or gov't services are available. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by dialing "2-1-1" to speak to a helpful staff member or by searching the easy-to-use online database at www.ns.211.ca.