Public dietitian is one of the fourth batch of new occupations promulgated by the Ministry of Labor. Is to meet the needs of the society and the market and professional skills, refers to the professional knowledge and skills training, through the national vocational qualification examination and certification, to obtain professional qualification certificate (article 6 of the document. 199498 issued by the Ministry of labor stipulates that "the Ministry of labor is responsible for the qualification appraisal of skilled occupations and the issuance and management of certificates").
Special professionals engaged in nutrition consultation, nutrition evaluation, nutrition guidance, nutrition publicity and education, nutrition management, nutrition teaching and scientific research, nutrition and food safety knowledge dissemination are professionals who promote public health.
Employment field:
1. Clinic nutritionist: Usually working in hospitals, community fitness centers or health care institutions, responsible for diagnosing patients' nutritional problems, listing health care plans and monitoring the effectiveness of dietary changes.
2, catering service management nutritionist: nutritionists join the catering service management industry, so that no matter three meals a day or snacks can be prepared and distributed safely, hygienically and cost-effectively.
3. Nutrition consultant: provide expert advice on nutrition, diet therapy and catering services for individuals, institutions and commercial organizations. Such nutritionists generally work in professional consulting institutions.
4. Public health nutritionist: working in the field of public health care and social services, he is responsible for understanding the nutritional needs of the public, confirming the nutritional problems in the community, proposing nutrition education projects and health promotion strategies, and providing information and consulting services to other public departments, experts and the public.
5. Dietitians in the commercial field: mostly serve food and drug companies, market associations and catering service providers. Nutritionists assist business leaders in research, give expert opinions on management and market, and urge enterprises to produce better food and nutritional products and put them on the market.
6. Research nutritionist: Usually working in universities, health care institutions and enterprises, responsible for making plans for research projects and implementing them. These projects can fundamentally improve the medical level and save the cost of catering services.
7. Medical nutritionist: serving food and pharmaceutical companies, market associations and catering service providers. Dietetic nutritionists assist business leaders to conduct research, put forward professional opinions on management and market, and urge enterprises to produce better medicated health food on the market.