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Monday 11 - Sunday 17 May 2026

Celebrating our collective impact

Get ready! Dietitians Week 2026 is our biggest celebration yet. We’re marking 50 years dietitians of transforming health across Australia, and this year’s theme, Celebrating our collective impact, puts a spotlight on the power of evidence-based nutrition to change lives.

For 5 decades, Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) have delivered care grounded in evidence, created meaningful impact and built the influence that strengthens our health system and supports communities nationwide.

This is your invitation to learn more, get involved, support your patients to seek expert nutrition guidance, and to take charge of your own health with the guidance of a qualified dietitian.

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Download the #DietitiansWeek2026 toolkit

The 50th birthday year toolkit is pack with ready-to-use resources to help you celebrate and spread the word. Inside you will find:

  • Campaign social tiles and templates: A full suite of campaign social tiles and templates to help you activate the theme online.
  • Awareness-raising posters and flyers for clinics and workplaces: Ready-to-use posters and handouts to help you raise awareness, spark conversations and highlight the role of dietitians.
  • Event listings: A complete overview of branch and community events happening across the country.
  • The Private Practice Summit: From Set-Up to Scale-Up Clear, compelling reasons to sign up for our virtual private practice summit, taking place on 15 May.
  • Our newly launched 10-Year Strategic Direction: Discover the document in full and see how it opens the next chapter for the dietetic profession.

Plus messaging prompts, storytelling tips and everything you need to bring the theme to life in your workplace or community.

Download your #DietitiansWeek2026 toolkit

Are you a Dietitians Australia member? Download the #DietitiansWeek2026 toolkit for members

By tagging us in your photos and videos, we will be able to share them across our social media channels throughout the Dietitians Week campaign. 

Why APDs matter

For half a century, APDs have translated nutrition science into practical, personalised advice that support real-world change. They help prevent and manage chronic conditions, guide recovery, and empower individuals, families and communities to make informed choices.

Their work is grounded in evidence, reflected in their impact, and strengthened through their influence across health systems, workplaces and public health initiatives.

  • For health professionals: Dietitians are trusted partners who help improve patient outcomes through expert nutrition care.
  • For the public: If you’re ready to take charge of your health, seeing an APD is a powerful first step.
     

How to get involved

Dietitians Week is for everyone – dietitians, students, health professionals and the wider community.

Share the message

  • Use #DietitiansWeek2026, #CelebratingOurCollectiveImpact and #EvidenceImpactInfluence
  • Share toolkit resources across your networks and social channels
  • Add the theme to your email signature or digital screens.

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Support your patients

  • Encourage them to seek expert nutrition advice
  • Share evidence-based resources
  • Highlight the role of APDs in improving health outcomes.

Celebrate our collective impact

  • Spotlight a colleague or team
  • Share stories of impact and influence
  • Acknowledge the difference dietitians have made over 5 decades.

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Celebrating our collective impact

Dietitians Week 2026 is a celebration of the people who help us live healthier, happier lives. By downloading the toolkit, sharing the message and getting involved, you help elevate the essential role dietitians play, this year and for the next 50 years.

About Dietitians Week

Launched in 2021, Dietitians Week is a yearly, public awareness campaign, developed by Dietitians Australia and supported by Accredited Practising Dietitians

Find out more

For queries about Dietitians Week contact campaigns@dietitiansaustralia.org.au

Dietitians treat a range of health conditions. They understand how nutrition affects the body and will give you expert nutrition and dietary advice.
Seeing a dietitian will help you improve your health and wellbeing. You'll learn how to eat better and manage health conditions through good nutrition.
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