Rachael Menezes

Rachael Menezes is a Senior Nutritionist working across ENN's portfolio with a current focus on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE). Rachael obtained her MSc in Nutrition for Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and her previous work with ENN focused primarily on IFE, Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their Mothers (MAMI), and Maternal Nutrition.

Rachael also currently works part time co-ordinating the Public Health England funded Change4Life intervention, aimed at improving health and nutrition outcomes of pregnant women and children under 5 years old across the most vulnerable London boroughs. This work is mainly concerning low-income families and refugees, implementing evidence-based resources to optimise maternal nutrition and facilitate expectant parents' understanding of nutrition requirements throughout pregnancy. Prior to this, Rachael has worked with drug and sex trafficking victims in a nutritional rehabilitation clinic in Portugal, specifically with adolescent mothers and their infants. She has also worked on community nutrition projects with the homeless, families and children  in Bournemouth.