EFNEP Graduates' Perspectives on Social Media to Supplement Nutrition Education: Focus Group Findings From Active Users

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 203-208

  Leak, Tashara M ^a,b   Benavente, Lisa ^b   Goodell, L Suzanne ^b   Lassiter, Annie ^b   Jones, Lorelei ^b   Bowen, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EFNEP; Nutrition education; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899734853     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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