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Course Summary:

This training will inform nutrition educators about the most effective approaches to nutrition education based on current literature, in order to develop the skills and plans necessary to implement these approaches. There are nutrition education tools and approaches available to public health professionals that can be used to improve the nutrition of families. The video will demonstrate some of those tools and approaches and provide examples of agencies already operating to provide effective nutrition education.

Speaker: Yael Greenblatt , M.S.

Goal: 
Participants will learn strategies to make nutrition education more meaningful and effective in their communities.

Outcomes:

  • Identify and compare WIC nutrition education techniques.
  • Identify the most effective educational approaches based on research findings.
  • Describe recommendations for nutrition education

Continuing Education Information:  0.5 CECH (3/31/2019)

CHES Provider number:  99036

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest

Training Length: 35 minutes

Training Type: Video Lecture

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Details

Mode of Delivery:
  • Online (self-paced)

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The Western Region Public Health Training Center is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The Western Region Public Health Training Center is an organizational member of the True Health Initiative

Funding Statement

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under UB6HP31687 and the Regional Public Health Training Center Program for $1,013,453. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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