Piloting online WellnessRx learning modules: Demonstration of developmental evaluation

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-85

  Kovacs Burns, Katharina ^a   Gramlich, Leah ^a   Bistritz, Lana ^a   McCargar, Linda ^a   Olson, Karin ^a   Avdagovska, Melita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum integration; Developmental evaluation; Health sciences students; Learning modules; Nutrition; Online; Physical activity; Pilot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925501890     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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