This report aims to describe the role and responsibility of public health dietitians/nutritionists and how they contribute to a more integrated healthcare system. A current health concern for public dietitians/nutritionists in New Zealand (NZ) is the rise of obesity and this report will further discuss this as well. Dietitians and public nutritionists share many of the same roles within a community, focusing on both health and health. well-being of a population. They work to raise people's awareness of healthy food choices and lifestyles by sending clear and constant messages to the community (Ministry of Health, 2007). To make this happen, public dietitians/nutritionists work to reduce nutritional misinformation published in the media. They also advise other healthcare professionals, such as general practitioners, to ensure they are sending the correct nutritional messages to their patients (Ministry of Health, 2007). Public dietitians/nutritionists treat and educate individuals and small groups to prevent health problems on a personal level. However, their primary focus is on populations and so they plan community-based campaigns to target larger groups of people and work to change health and nutrition policies to prevent the onset of major diseases. Winterfeldt, Bogle & Ebro, 2013). They do this by working in schools to educate young people and by holding educational conferences and debates for adults in the wider community (Ministry of Health, 2007). Glouberman & Mintzberg (2007) discuss traditional roles within the healthcare sector by separating them into four quadrants: care, control, community and care. While they work collectively for the well-being of patients, the roles discussed in the report also have an individual focus… half of the document… ease of integration and quality of care received by patients. This solidifies the fact that when public health dietitians/nutritionists utilize the expertise of other healthcare professionals, they do so for the well-being of the patient and the highest quality of care is achieved. This comprehensive, integrative approach provides efficient care that meets patient needs and, in turn, improves health outcomes. In many cases, increasing efficiency in the healthcare sector also helps control costs (Ministry of Health, 2011). Public health dietitians/nutritionists use prevention, promotion and management strategies to encourage communities to make healthy food and lifestyle choices. It is this broad role of public dietitians/nutritionists that allows them to take an integrated approach to their work and contribute to an integrated healthcare system.