8/17/2019 Lesieli Essay
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1. I currently have a diploma in nutrition from FNU and my dream
has alwaysbeen to nish a degree in dietetics from the same
institution. Since workingas a nutritionist at the !" for the past
# years$ I have felt at timesune%uipped to deal with some larger
pro&ects and a degree in nutrition willhelp in many to di'erent
ways to deal with work challenges. Furthermore$ Ihave chosen this
course to tackle the large non(communicable diseasesproblems that
we face in )onga. *ersonally$ due to the fact that I have
familymembers su'ering from diabetes$ I wish to help out my family
in educatingthem on good nutrition.
+. , bachelor-s degree in dietetics will be a big boost to my
career. Firstly$ theword achelor itself$ allows me to move to a new
rank at work that a diplomacannot o'er. I will be able to gain a
higher post in the inistry of "ealth in thefuture. Secondly$ a
achelor-s degree is the stepping stone to getting aasters and
/octorate in my eld of study in the future. )hat has alwaysbeen a
personal goal of mine to grow academically in my career and
thisscholarship will be the way to move forward.
0. ,s a contributing member of the health promotion unit$ I
believe that the pastve years since returning from tertiary
studies$ I have been able to solvechallenges in numerous ways.a.
ommunity Nutrition 2ducation( I designed ways to make good
nutrition
easier for communities to understand through pamphlets$ posters$
lea3etsand television awareness programs.
b. Food anteen *rogram( I developed a healthy food program for
schools.Schools in )onga do not have a healthy variety of food
choices available tothem. )he food canteen program trained groups
of people who cater toschool children on understanding healthy
school food policies and alsohow to cook healthy foods.
c. "ealthy food local training workshop 4 I develop training
workshop onhealthy eating for di'erent settings for schools$
workplaces andcommunity villages. I also provide in(service
training for clinicians andhealth promotion unit on various
nutrition topics as needed.
5. )he e6amples are as follows71. 8esearch( I will be able to
understand and carry out research on the diet
trends of the population of )onga and the causes of poor
nutrition in )onga. )here has not been much research in my eld
that has been carriedout locally. 9ith the scholarship$ I will be
able to e6pand on research in theeld of nutrition in )onga.
+. /iet *lans( I will be able to design and tailor diets
according to thedi'erent patient groups that I see in the medical
eld. )here are currentlytwo dieticians in )onga in comparison to
the large population of ill peoplethat we encounter. )o nish
studies and become a dietician will not onlyhelp my colleagues but
will be a big boost in helping lower non(communicable diseases in
the public population.
0. :uidelines( /evelopment of food guidelines for the general
public use withfoods that is specic to our island setting. )here a
many guidelines onnutrition that is not relevant to )ongan setting.
9ith knowledge gainedfrom the scholarship$ I will be able to
develop good nutrition guidelinesbased on the available food$
socioeconomic status and other factorsrelated to the )ongan
population.
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