Online Course Increases Nutrition Professionals' Knowledge, Skills, and Self-Efficacy in Using an Ecological Approach to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 316-322

  Stark, Christina M ^a   Graham Kiefer, Meredith L ^a   Devine, Carol M ^a   Dollahite, Jamie S ^a   Olson, Christine M ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Distance education; Obesity; Online continuing education; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; OBESITY;

EID: 80052546358     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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