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.
This book is divided into three parts:
- Part 1 provides the background; it describes the evidence for nutrition education and the theories from behavioral sciences that can guide nutrition education.
- Part 2 lays out the 6-step process for designing nutrition education; it includes diagrams, worksheets, and case studies to provide a clear illustration of each of these steps.
- Part 3 describes the nuts and bolts of providing nutrition education: leading groups; working with different ages, low-literacy groups; making presentations, making and using visuals.
Each chapter begins with a design model that illustrates which step of the 6-step process the chapter addresses, while keeping students aware of the entire process. All of the chapters provide the opportunity to practice nutrition education skills through real-life case studies and practical worksheets.
Key Features
- Includes examples in each chapter to illustrate the key theories of the field and approaches.
- Helps students develop their own sessions or program using the design system.
- Provides tips on practical matters such as: how to lead groups; public speaking; how to design and use various kinds of visual materials such as hand-outs and powerpoints; characteristics of different audiences, such as children, adults, low-literacy.
- Takes students gradually into the field of nutrition education, with the chapters building on each other.
- Incorporates up-to-date information on the evidence of various theory-based approaches and shows how to translate behavioral theory into educational practice.
- Focuses on developing programs to increase motivation and opportunites for people to take action on food and diet-related issues.
- Takes a social ecological approach to provide guidance on strategies to enhance motivation, skills, and environmental supports for action.
Table of Contents
Part I Linking Research, Theory, and Practice: The Foundations
- Chapter 1 Issues in Nutrition Education: An Introduction
- Chapter 2 Determinants of Food Choice and Dietary Change: Implications for Nutrition Education
- Chapter 3 An Overview Of Nutrition Education: Facilitating Why and How To Take Action
- Chapter 4 Foundation in Theory and Research: Increasing Awareness and Enhancing Motivation
- Chapter 5 Foundation in Theory and Research: Facilitating the Ability to Take Action
- Chapter 6 Foundation in Theory and Research: Promoting Environmental Supports for Action
Part II Using Research and Theory in Practice: A Stepwise Procedure for Designing Theory-Based Nutrition Education
- Chapter 7 Step 1: Analyzing Food and Health Issues to Specify the Behavior or Action Focus of the Program
- Chapter 8 Step 2: Identifying Potential Mediators Of Program Behaviors and Actions
- Chapter 9 Step 3: Selecting Theory, Educational Philosophy, and Program Components
- Chapter 10 Step 4: Translating Behavioral Theory Into Educational And Support Objectives
- Chapter 11 Step 5a: Translating Behavioral Theory Into Educational Activities: Enhancing Motivation for Action
- Chapter 12 Step 5b: Translating Behavioral Theory Into Educational Activities: Facilitating the Ability to Take Action
- Chapter 13 Step 5c: Designing Strategies to Promote Environmental Supports for Action: Making Action Possible
- Chapter 14 Step 6: Planning the Evaluation for Theory-Based Nutrition Education
Part III Research and Theory in Action: Implementing Nutrition Education
- Chapter 15 Communicating Effectively in Group Settings
- Chapter 16 Beyond Groups: Other Channels for Nutrition Education
- Chapter 17 Working with Diverse Population Groups
- Chapter 18 Nutrition Educators as Changes Agents in the Environment
About the Author
Isobel R. Contento, PhD has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland and an MA and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. She is currently the Mary Swartz Rose Professor of Nutrition Education and Coordinator of the Program in Nutrition, Department of Health Behavior Studies, Teachers College Columbia University, New York City. Her research has focused on the behavioral aspects of nutrition, particularly psychosocial factors influencing food choice and behavior change in children and adolescents. Dr. Contento has been involved in the development and evaluation of many nutrition education curricula and programs. She has also served on advisory committees for the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Institute of Medicine.
Product Details
- Paperback: 444 pages
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub; 2 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0763775088
- ISBN-13: 978-0763775087
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $114.95