About The Women's Health Nutrition Learning Hub
The Women's Health Nutrition Learning Hub is a comprehensive educational platform designed dietitians, nutritionists and healthcare professionals. From puberty to menopause and beyond, the learning hub covers a wide range of topics that address the unique nutritional needs of women and individuals assigned female at birth at every life stage.
Mission:
To equip dietitians and nutrition professionals with up-to-date knowledge and advanced skills in women’s health nutrition, fostering the delivery of evidence-based care.
Vision:
To lead in shaping a future where women and individuals assigned female at birth receive evidence-based, equitable, and inclusive nutrition care across the lifecycle.
About the Founder
Niloufar Deilami, RD MPH
Niloufar Deilami is a Registered Dietitian based in Vancouver, Canada.
After completing her undergraduate and graduate training in Toronto, she started her career as a clinical dietitian in outpatient hospitals settings. She has also worked as a Knowledge Translation and Communications Specialist in a large Cancer Centre in Toronto, where she developed e-learning education for patients and healthcare providers.
Niloufar started her private practice in 2020. Her personal experience with navigating an endometriosis diagnosis lead her to focus her practice on women's health nutrition.
Through her work, she identified a significant gap in the education available to dietitians—finding it fragmented and lacking in representation of the cultural and gender diversity of the clients she served.
In response, she founded the Women's Health Nutrition Learning Hub to create a collaborative space where dietitians and nutrition professionals can learn, connect, and grow.
Niloufar envisions the Learning Hub as a resource for dietitians to deepen their expertise in women’s health nutrition and ultimately deliver evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and equitable care to diverse communities.
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Students
Tamara Smallwood, BAH, Dietetics Student
Tamara Smallwood is a Vancouver-based dietetics student and fitness coach with a long-standing passion for movement, community, and women’s health.
She completed her first degree in Physical Health and Education at Queen’s University, along with a Global Health and Disability Certificate through Bader College in the UK. Before entering UBC’s dietetics program, Tamara worked in project and operations management and community health, leading collaborative initiatives that supported diverse populations and strengthened access to care.
Alongside her studies, she coaches group fitness classes and brings her love of skiing, biking, running, and the outdoors into how she connects with others and understands whole-body wellbeing.
At the Women’s Health Nutrition Learning Hub, Tamara supports blog and podcast development. She is driven by a desire to help create welcoming, accessible learning experiences for healthcare professionals and to contribute to a community grounded in curiosity, compassion, and growth.
Khadija Nadeem, Food, Nutrition, and Health Student
Khadija is a Vancouver-based nutrition student at the University of British Columbia with a strong interest in culturally grounded nutrition, community health, and food systems.
She is currently completing her undergraduate training in Food, Nutrition, and Health, where her academic work explores the intersections of nutrition, culture, and health equity. Her experiences span student leadership, research, and communications, allowing her to approach nutrition through both a scientific and community-focused lens.
Alongside her studies, Khadija serves as President of Roots on the Roof, where she leads initiatives focused on local food systems, sustainability, and student engagement. Through this work, she has helped organize workshops, coordinate food production, and create opportunities for students to build practical food skills and connect with their food.
Her interest in nutrition is deeply influenced by her cultural background and her commitment to making nutrition information more inclusive, accessible, and reflective of diverse lived experiences. She is particularly passionate about addressing gaps in culturally relevant care and exploring how food can be a tool for both health and identity.
At the Women’s Health Nutrition Learning Hub, she supports social media and marketing initiatives, contributing to the development of content that promotes accessible, evidence-based nutrition education for a diverse audience. Through her work, Khadija hopes to contribute to a more equitable and community-centered approach to nutrition care, one that values lived experience alongside evidence and creates space for diverse voices within the field.
