Nutrition education
Subtitle: linking research, theory, and practice
By: Isobel Contento.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9780763738068
Subjects: Nutrition.; Health education.; Food habits.; Health Education -- methods.; Nutrition Therapy -- methods.; Food Habits.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Issues in nutrition education : an introduction; title: Food choice and dietary change : implications for nutrition education; title: Overview of nutrition education : facilitating why-to and how-to take action; title: The foundations : increasing awareness and enhancing motivation; title: The foundations : facilitating the ability to take action; title: The foundations : promoting environmental supports for action; title: A procedural model for designing theory-based nutrition education : step 1 : analyzing issues and behaviors : specifying the focus of the program; title: Step 2 : identifying potential mediators of program behaviors and actions; title: Step 3 : selecting theory, educational philosophy, and program components; title: Step 4 : linking behavioral theory to educational goals and objectives; title: Step 5a : linking behavioral theory to strategies to address potential mediators of motivation to take action; title: Step 5b : linking behavioral theory to strategies to address potential mediators of the ability to take action; title: Step 5c : designing strategies to address potential environmental mediators of action; title: Step 6 : designing the evaluation for theory-based nutrition education; title: Communicating effectively in group settings; title: Beyond groups : other media for nutrition education; title: Working with different population groups; title: Nutrition educators as change agents in the larger environment.