Download or read book Identification of Best Practices for Childhood Nutrition Education Interventions written by Kelsey Rebecca Shanklin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood obesity remains a major concern in the United States, as 17% of children and adolescents ages 2-18 are obese. Although changes in knowledge alone are not enough to change behavior, most successful nutrition interventions to reduce childhood obesity include nutrition education. The purpose of this study is to understand practices that impact the effectiveness of childhood nutrition education, and to identify expert opinions of essential best practices for childhood nutrition education. A literature review was conducted to identify previously established best practices for childhood nutrition education for 6-12 year olds. Eight sources were identified, and 33 best practices were cited. Ten members of a USDA multi-state research group reviewed the best practices and edits were made according to their feedback. Three practices were added, and four were deleted. In order to understand experts’ opinions about childhood nutrition education, an interview script was developed based on the revised list of best practices. Cognitive interviews were conducted with faculty members of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Public Health Nutrition, and Extension agents. Three practices were deleted, and eight practices were combined. To ensure clarity, a second round of cognitive interviews were conducted with the same interviewees. Four practices were added during this process. A total of 23 best practices were included in the subsequent interview and ranking process. Four experts received a list of the final 23 best practices and were asked to rank the top ten best practices. Through an interview, experts were asked to provide greater detail about each of the 23 practices, explaining and describing in their own words. Emerging concepts were documented in narrative form. Experts reviewed this document to ensure that the document represented their thoughts accurately. This study found that there is great variability among the literature and experts concerning best practices for childhood nutrition education interventions. In the future, best practices for specific settings and age groups should be established and disseminated in order to improve the effectiveness of childhood nutrition education interventions.
Download or read book Nutrition Education written by Isobel Contento and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of nutrition education is to address the numerous personal and environmental influences on food choices and assist individuals in practicing healthy behaviors. Nutrition Education, Second Edition provides students with a simple, straightforward model to easily design effective nutrition education. Using a six-step process, it integrates theory, research, and practice, providing advice on designing, implementing, and evaluating theory-based nutrition education.
Download or read book Best Practices in Nutrition Education for Low Income Audiences written by Susan Baker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) identified a need for a comprehensive set of best practices in nutrition education for low-income audiences for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) educational projects, including SNAP-Ed. A comprehensive list of best practices would promote consistency and efficacy in program planning, implementation, and evaluation. In addition, the use of best practices increases confidence that education efforts will result in positive nutrition and health-related behavior changes. Colorado State University (CSU) researchers were charged with identifying best practices, and then involved an expert panel. Seven panel members were chosen based on their experience with nutrition education of low-income populations as program leaders, program implementers, and researchers at universities and public health organizations. Best practices were also substantiated from a review of the research literature. Twenty-eight best practices within five domains were identified, recognizing that nutrition education is most effective when delivered through multiple levels of the Social-Ecological Model. These best practices are appropriate for both direct and indirect delivery of nutrition education to both adult and youth audiences. The expert panel also identified potential data sources to be used by nutrition educators to determine if and to what extent their programs are including best practices. Links to resources are also included for additional information and self-study. In addition to resources, case studies of selected low-income nutrition education programs are included as real-world examples of planning, implementing, and evaluating specific best practices. This resource can be used as a self-assessment tool to identify both program strengths and areas for improvement to better align programs with best practices. Additionally, this resource may serve as a guide for future educator training topics, or as a tool for strategic and long-term program planning. As more programs successfully implement and use these best practices, fidelity and efficacy of nutrition education improves. Best practices are not limited for use by program leaders, but may also be used by managers and outside evaluators at local, state, and national levels, state SNAP agencies, FNS at a regional and national level, and other low-income nutrition education programs.
Download or read book Needs Assessment Results for Nutrition and Physical Activity Integration into Special Education written by Chelsey Slattery and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Health - Nutritional Science, grade: N/A, , language: English, abstract: Background: Individuals with disabilities tend to have a higher prevalence of overweight compared to their non-disabled peers. Thus, emphasizing the need for effective interventions to assist individuals with disabilities in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Methods: An online survey tool was sent to special education teachers across 5 school districts to identify the need for and barriers to integrating nutrition and physical activity resources into their classrooms. Results: Of the teachers that were surveyed, 90% reported that their students receive too little nutrition education. The top barriers that were identified as obstacles for more fully integrating nutrition into their classrooms included; time within the school day, lack of resources/materials, and funding. Conclusions: Special education teachers and their students need access to resources that provide opportunities for nutrition and health-related interventions. Research is needed to identify effective interventions aimed at reducing the number of overweight and individuals with disabilities.
Download or read book What Can be Done to Improve Nutrition Education Efforts in the Schools written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A report to the Secretary of Agriculture from the General Accounting Office evaluates the status of nutrition education in the schools and identifies ways to deal with problems and improve efforts. Topics covered include: the importance of nutrition education in the schools; status of nutrition education; and needed improvements. Federal efforts, other public and private group efforts (i.e., DairyCouncil), assessment tools, coordinating efforts, teacher training, recommendations, and agency comments are discussed. (rkm).
Download or read book Assessing the existing evidence base on school food and nutrition policies written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the outcomes of a scoping review conducted to identify and map existing evidence on the effects of school food and nutrition policies on health-related outcomes in children of school age as part of the initial preparation for undertaking the guideline development process by the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) Subgroup on Policy Actions. In order to align with WHO’s Nutrition-friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI) framework, school-based food and nutrition interventions were assessed in terms of the impacts in four key policy areas, namely – the school community, the school curriculum, the school food and nutrition environment, and school nutrition and health services.
Download or read book Managing Child Nutrition Programs written by Josephine Martin and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2008 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable resource for dietetic educators, community health and public health professionals is also an essential tool for school districts and state departments of education. With chapters prepared by recognized child nutrition practitioners and academic leaders, this publication addresses the strategic needs of child nutrition programs today. The Second Edition has been fully updated to reflect changes in legislation and school nutrition programs. This resource addressses the latest issues in the school nutrition environment such as a school's responsibility to curb student obesity, school board policy and the sale of non-nutritious foods, and the need for collaboration to balance healthy eating and physical activity. Managing Child Nutrition Programs, Second Edition offers updated competency statements for school nutrition directors, managers and food service assistants.
Download or read book Investigating Factors that Influence the Effectiveness of School based Nutrition Education Programs to Improve Children s Health written by Jessica Dustin Linnell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in the United States are consuming inadequate amounts of several nutrients and the prevalence of overweight and obesity remains high at 31.7 percent. To address these concerns, nutrition science must be translated into clear, understandable recommendations for micronutrient and energy intakes that can be utilized by children and their parents. Moderate evidence indicates that school-based nutrition education interventions positively influence children's dietary behaviors. However, the effectiveness of nutrition education interventions may be influenced by a variety of factors, including: curriculum development methods; professional development models, and classroom factors like teachers' characteristics and factors of program implementation. The first objective of this research was to evaluate the use of a systematic approach and theoretical framework to develop a garden-enhanced, inquiry-based nutrition curriculum for the Shaping Healthy Choices Program (SHCP). The curriculum development team used Backward Design, a process that involves three steps: identification of learning objectives; determination of acceptable evidence of learning; and activity development. The design team met weekly and engaged in reflective practice to discuss drafts of curriculum activities. Activities were further refined using formative assessment methods during pilot-testing with 40 children. Qualitative observations were used to improve activity procedures and materials. Using a systematic, iterative process resulted in a comprehensive nutrition curriculum with a strong foundation in social cognitive theory and constructivist learning theory, and activities that have focused learning objectives that meet SHCP goals. This study has been submitted as a manuscript for peer-review. The objective of the second experiment was to evaluate the use of professional development to improve barriers to teaching nutrition in public elementary schools. Commonly reported barriers include lack of knowledge about nutrition, self-efficacy, and training. Lesson study (LS) is a professional development method demonstrated to reduce these barriers in the subjects of mathematics and science, and may be effective for nutrition education. It was hypothesized that teachers engaging in LS would improve self-efficacy and knowledge about nutrition. Eight teachers at two schools completed questionnaires at baseline and follow-up to measure changes in self-efficacy and nutrition knowledge. Using LS, teachers worked collaboratively to plan to implement SHCP activities, facilitate SHCP activities, and discuss observations of student learning to improve subsequent lessons. Differences were analyzed using paired t-tests with [alpha]=.05. There were no significant differences in self-efficacy or knowledge between baseline and follow-up, though significant differences were observed in subgroups. Teachers who reported previous experience teaching nutrition decreased self-efficacy ([mu] = -9.0 ± 6.2 P=.10) while those who reported no experience teaching nutrition increased ([mu] = 10.6 ± 4.1 P
Download or read book Nutrition Education written by Isobel R. Contento and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition of Nutrition Education: Linking Research, Theory, and Practice provides a simple, straightforward model for designing effective nutrition education programs that address the personal and environmental influences that affect individuals food choices and assist them in adopting healthy behaviors throughout their lifetime. Using a six-step process, this Third Edition integrates research, theory, and practice and provides advice and direction on designing, implementing, and evaluating theory-based nutrition education.
Download or read book In Defense of Food written by Michael Pollan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it? Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science. The result is what Michael Pollan calls the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. With In Defense of Food, Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Pollan’s bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.
Download or read book Nutrition Education in Public Elementary School Classrooms K 5 written by Carin Celebuski and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving America s Diet and Health written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and organized to be accessible to a wide range of readers, Improving America's Diet and Health explores how Americans can be persuaded to adopt healthier eating habits. Moving well beyond the "pamphlet and public service announcement" approach to dietary change, this volume investigates current eating patterns in this country, consumers' beliefs and attitudes about food and nutrition, the theory and practice of promoting healthy behaviors, and needs for further research. The core of the volume consists of strategies and actions targeted to sectors of societyâ€"government, the private sector, the health professions, the education communityâ€"that have special responsibilities for encouraging and enabling consumers to eat better. These recommendations form the basis for three principal strategies necessary to further the implementation of dietary recommendations in the United States.
Download or read book The Operational Evidence Base for Delivering Direct Nutrition Interventions in India written by Rasmi Avula and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The persistence of undernutrition in the face of Indias impressive economic growth is of enormous concern. Less than 55 percent of mothers and children receive any essential health and nutrition inputs that are critical for improving maternal and child nutrition. We conducted a desk review (1) to document the extent to which national and civil society/NGO programs in India reflect current technical recommendations for nutrition and (2) assess the operational evidence base for implementing essential interventions for nutrition in the Indian context. We reviewed the design of the two major national programs, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Subsequently, we used Google Scholar to search the published literature from 2000 to 2012 for evidence of interventions addressing the inputs to improve child nutrition. Finally, we contacted 70 program stakeholders to identify the unpublished evidence on inputs in program models implemented by civil society/nongovernment organizations. We find that, by design, the two national programs (ICDS and NRHM) together appear to incorporate all the essential inputs and use evidence-based interventions. There is an expectation by design that the frontline workers of ICDS and NRHM coordinate and collaborate to deliver the interventions. A review of 22 program models shows that a majority focused on improving breastfeeding and timely initiation of complementary feeding. However, only a few addressed the full spectrum of complementary feeding, vitamin A deficiency, pediatric anemia, and severe acute malnutrition. None addressed how to reduce intestinal parasitic burdens or prevent malaria. There is limited published literature on the effectiveness of the recommended interventions to deliver the essential inputs. There are few efficacy studies and even fewer effectiveness studies or program evaluations on delivering essential nutrition interventions in the Indian context. The most commonly used delivery strategies across multiple essential inputs were home visits that involved individual or group counseling by community health workers or by self-help groups. Mass media and community events such as marriages and fairs were used as avenues to generate support for the interventions. Some programs used community mobilization to promote the interventions. Several of these programs worked to improve coordination and convergence between ICDS and NRHM and to strengthen these existing systems through training, improved monitoring, and supervision. Overall, a large gap persists in both the published and gray literature on how to promote interventions to address the essential inputs. Much more operational evidence is needed to ensure high-quality delivery of the evidence-based interventions that are already being implemented nationwide. Given the potential for the national programs to effectively deliver interventions to achieve maximum coverage and impact, and the government of Indias current interest in ICDS system strengthening, this is an opportune time to test some of the innovations using the ICDS and NRHM platforms.
Download or read book School based food and nutrition education written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School-based food and nutrition education (SFNE) helps schoolchildren and the school community to achieve lasting improvements in their food practices and outlooks; build the capacity to change and to adapt to external change; and pass on their learning to others. SFNE has also an important role in complementing efforts that are being made globally to improve food environments, and in empowering children and adolescents to become active participants in shaping the food system to be better able to deliver healthy and sustainable diets. Despite increasing interest for SFNE, the evidence that supports it and its potential, much of traditional SFNE, particularly in LMICs, is largely underfunded, not delivering results, and disconnected from other key interventions that aim to support the food, nutrition, environment, and education nexus. SFNE is under-resourced, with capacity development opportunities lacking throughout the school system.This White Paper is the first document of its kind, and it is based on the evidence, professional expertise, and field experience, lessons learned, and documented challenges of SFNE work in a variety of contexts. It presents the case for raising the profile and transforming the vision and learning model of SFNE. This document is directed firstly to a technical audience working in governmental organizations that deal with schoolchildren and adolescents and is also of interest to researchers, technical advisors, decision-makers, donors and investors, civil society, and UN organizations.
Download or read book Nutrition Education Program for Pre kindergarten Children written by Mary Joan Nolfi and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers have found that low-income families rely on a limited variety of foods to feed their children, regardless of food sufficiency. Studies have shown that small percentages of young children consume a variety of fruits and vegetables but sizable percentages consume high-caloric, high-fat, salty snacks, carbonated beverages and sweetened fruit drinks. Some data indicates that increased caloric consumption, larger portion sizes, and lack of physical activity have contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States. Other studies of low income families find some children in the United States undernourished due to food insecurity and lack of nutrition education. The purpose of this study was to design, implement and evaluate an educational intervention to encourage preschool children to adopt healthy eating habits based upon the recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. It was intended to form the basis for ongoing, updated nutrition education at Jenkintown Day Nursery (JDN) for lower income children. The study design was quasi-experimental. A convenience sample of twenty-nine subjects from the prekindergarten participated in three nutrition interventions at weekly intervals. Topics covered included choosing a greater variety of foods, eating healthier snacks and having some awareness of the connection between activity level and energy needs from food. Themes for each intervention were as follows, Intervention One: The Milk Group; Intervention Two: Fruit and Vegetables; Intervention Three: Grains, Activity and Fats. During each 40 minute intervention subjects were asked to participate in activities including visual identification and categorization of different foods, listening to stories involving healthy food choices, helping to prepare healthy foods and discussions about what is and what is not a healthy food choice for meals and snacks. The subjects were given a pretest and posttest for each intervention measuring gains in knowledge. Results indicated an overall positive increase in posttest mode, median and mean scores for all three interventions. Analysis of responses by question indicated a positive increase of over 20 percentage points on one question from each intervention. For intervention one, correct responses increased in 3 out of 6 questions asked on the posttest; for intervention two, in 4 out of 6 questions; and for intervention three, in 6 out of 6 questions. Some questions in the first two interventions showed a decrease in correct responses. Results showing an overall improvement in scores for each intervention seem to indicate that children at the prekindergarten level would benefit from nutrition education, which may have a positive effect on preventing both under nutrition and obesity in older children. Findings reported here may add additional evidence that children at this level do benefit from nutrition education, empowering them to take responsibility for their own good nutrition. It is important that similar studies be done with a larger population using instruments for testing with established reliability and validity. Long-term studies would also be of benefit to the field of nutrition education, measuring the effects of starting education at the preschool level and tracking outcomes as children get older.
Download or read book Nutrition Health and Safety for Young Children written by Joanne Sorte and published by Pearson Higher Ed. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: Used books, rentals, and purchases made outside of Pearson If purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access codes for the Enhanced Pearson eText may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing your purchase. This package includes the Enhanced Pearson eText and the bound book. A comprehensive overview of the nutrition, health, and safety needs of young children from birth through school age, Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 2/e prepares future educators to implement healthful practices and teach young children ways to contribute to their own wellness. Through anecdotes, cases, and authentic examples, the authors use a storytelling approach that helps contextualize wellness concepts for readers, promote thinking about professional situations, and offer a glimpse into the everyday classroom environment–diverse populations of young children in family child care, child care centers, preschools, and elementary school settings. In this new edition, the text has been streamlined to 16 chapters and still covers the wide range of challenges that teachers of young children are facing today, such as: an increasingly diverse population of young learners, more identified food allergies, concern about the obesity epidemic, the increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases, focus on serving children with special health care needs in classrooms, new kinds of threats to children’s safety, and increased awareness of the need to develop healthy environments and use sustainable practices in early childhood settings. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText* The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad® and Android® tablet.* Affordable. The Enhanced Pearson eText may be purchased stand-alone or with a loose-leaf version of the text for 40-65% less than a print bound book. * The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7” or 10” tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later. 0133385701 / 9780133385700 Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness Plus Video-Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0132869799 / 9780132869799 Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness 0133395391 / 9780133395396 Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, Video-Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card
Download or read book Agriculture Food and Nutrition for Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
