Effective nutrition education for aboriginal Australians: Lessons from a diabetes cooking course

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-59

  Abbott, Penelope A ^a,b   Davison, Joyce E ^a,b   Moore, Louise F ^a   Rubinstein, Raechelle ^b  

^a Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Aboriginal; Diabetes mellitus; Health education; Health promotion; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 84855686960     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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