How to Strengthen and Enhance WIC Nutrition Education

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-321

  Sigman Grant, Madeleine ^a   Rye, Alyssa ^b   Loesch Griffin, Deborah ^c   Mitchell, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Turning Point Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEVADA; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749109487     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Food Research and Action Center. WIC in the States: Thirty-one Years of Building a Healthier America (2005), Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC
2. Besharov D.J., and Germanis P. Evaluating WIC. Eval Rev 24 (2000) 123-190
3. Dickin K., Dollahite J., and Habicht J.P. Nutrition behavior change among EFNEP participants is higher at sites that are well managed and whose front-line nutrition educators value the program. J Nutr 135 (2005) 2199-2205
4. US General Accounting Office. Food Assistance: Research Provides Limited Information on the Effectiveness of Specific WIC Nutrition Services (2001), General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
5. US General Accounting Office. Food Assistance: WIC Faces Challenges in Providing Nutrition Services (2004), General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
6. US General Accounting Office. Nutrition Education: USDA Provides Services through Multiple Programs, but Stronger Linkages among Efforts are Needed (2004), General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
7. United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. The WIC Program: Background, Trends and Issues (2002), United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. Food Assistance and Nutrition Research, Washington, DC
8. Sigman-Grant M., Loesch-Griffin D., Rye A., and Mitchell D. Evaluation Executive Summary: WIC Nutrition Education on the Road to Excellence (2002), University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nev. http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Sharing_Center/Road_to_Excellence/Executive_Summary.pdf Accessed July 11, 2008.
9. US Food and Nutrition Service. Nutrition Education in FNS: A Coordinated Approach for Promoting Healthy Behaviors. A Report to Congress (2002), Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Alexandria, Va
10. US Food and Nutrition Service: Revitalizing Quality Nutrition Services (RQNS) in the WIC Program. http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/benefitsandservices/rqns.htm Accessed July 11, 2008.
11. Medeiros L.C., Butkus S.N., Chipman H., Cox R.H., Jones L., and Little D. A logic model framework for community nutrition education. J Nutr Educ Behav 37 (2005) 197-202
12. Rogers E. Diffusions of Innovations (1983), Free Press, New York, NY
13. Prochaska J.O. Stages of change and decisional balance for twelve problem behaviors. Health Psychol 13 (1994) 1-8