Nutrition Care Process

Nutrition and dietetics professionals are needed everywhere people eat, grow, and recover. Whether you join a public health team, work in a private clinic, or launch your own nutrition service, the skills you master in the Nutrition Care Process will let you turn assessments into real-world solutions that keep Kenyans healthy and thriving.

• County referral hospitals and district health centres - you put on PPE, take accurate height, weight, MUAC and skin-fold measurements, interpret lab results, and record everything in the Ministry of Health forms, earning a salary as a clinical nutritionist or dietitian.
• Maternal-child health clinics in rural sub-counties - you conduct growth monitoring, biochemical screening for anemia, and socioeconomic assessments for pregnant women and young children, receiving government remuneration or contract fees for each assessment package.
• Community-based nutrition programmes run by NGOs or faith-based groups - you carry out household dietary recalls, functionality checks for the elderly, and document findings on the national nutrition reporting tools, paid per community outreach session or as a project-based consultant.
• School feeding units in primary and secondary schools - you evaluate pupils’ anthropometry, analyse school meal menus, and design interventions to improve nutrition status, earning a stipend from the education or health department and possible bonuses for meeting performance targets.
• Private dietetic practices in urban centres (e.g., Westlands, Kilimani, Karen) - you review clients’ medical records, diagnose nutrition-related problems, craft personalised meal plans, and set up monitoring schedules, charging clients per consultation or offering subscription-based wellness packages.
• Corporate wellness departments in large firms or business parks - you perform health risk assessments, interpret biochemical markers, and deliver workplace nutrition interventions, receiving a salaried position or consultancy fees for program design and follow-up.
• Sports clubs and elite training academies in Nairobi, Mombasa or Eldoret - you assess athletes’ body composition, functional capacity, and dietary intake, then tailor nutrition interventions and monitor progress, earning a contract as a sports nutrition specialist.
• Rehabilitation centres and physiotherapy units in Kiambu and Nakuru - you conduct functionality and socioeconomic assessments for patients recovering from injury or surgery, document nutrition diagnoses, and adjust feeding plans, compensated through hospital payroll or per-patient billing.
• Refugee camps and humanitarian feeding sites in Turkana or Garissa - you apply Ministry of Health guidelines to assess vulnerable populations, record data on nutrition surveillance tools, and help design emergency nutrition interventions, receiving humanitarian project allowances or per-day rates.
• Elderly care homes and hospice facilities in coastal resorts or highland towns - you monitor chronic disease markers, evaluate dietary intake, and adjust nutrition care plans, earning a salary as a geriatric nutritionist or a fee-for-service arrangement with the facility.

Mastering the full nutrition care cycle means you can move from data collection to life-changing action in any Kenyan setting - whether you’re on a hospital ward, a village outreach team, or running your own consultancy. Your expertise will be the bridge that turns assessment numbers into healthier futures. Keep pushing forward; the people who need you are waiting.