Nutrition education : linking research, theory, and practice / Isobel R. Contento.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nutrition education : important, exciting, and necessary for today's complex world -- Determinants of food choice and dietary change : implications for nutrition education -- An overview of nutrition education : facilitating motivation, ability, and support for behavior change -- Increasing awareness and enhancing motivation for behavior change -- Facilitating the ability to change behavior and take action -- Promoting environmental supports for behavior change -- Step 1. Deciding behavior change goals of the intervention based on assessing issues and behaviors of audience -- Step 2. Exploring determinants of intervention behavior change goals -- Step 3. Selecting theory and clarifying intervention philosophy -- Step 4. Indicating objectives : translating behavioral theory into educational objectives -- Step 5. Generating educational plans : a focus on enhancing motivation for behavior change and taking action -- Step 6. Nail down the evaluation plan using the design procedure to promote environmental supports for behavior change -- Delivering nutrition education effectively in group settings -- Media supports and other channels for nutrition education -- Working with diverse age, cultural, and population groups -- Nutrition educators as change agents in the environment.