Increasing Nutrition Literacy: Testing the Effectiveness of Print, Web site, and Game Modalities

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-10

  Silk, Kami J ^a   Sherry, John ^a   Winn, Brian ^b   Keesecker, Nicole ^c   Horodynski, Mildred A ^a   Sayir, Aylin ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Media   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

entertainment education; evaluation; media uses and gratifications; nutrition literacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PAMPHLETS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING MATERIALS; VIDEO GAMES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 37449003710     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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