2016 Spring Journal Club Focusing on Lessons Learned From Development and Implementation of Behavioral Nutrition Interventions

Newswise — Beginning in February, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) is launching the seventh Journal Club series. Based on member interest, the spring series will focus on the topic of Lessons Learned from Development and Implementation of Behavioral Nutrition Interventions. The webinars will host nutrition education and behavior experts who will share their experiences with successfully designing and implementing nutrition education interventions. These educational workshops will provide valuable learning opportunities for participants wishing to expand their knowledge base and learn the right tools needed for building a successful behavioral nutrition intervention.

February 1: “Reducing Food Insecurity and Improving Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Farmers' Market Incentive Program Participants,” by Mateja Savoie-Roskos, MPH, RD, Utah State University Extension.February 8: “Families' Perceptions of and Experiences Related to a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention: A Qualitative Study,” by Nicholas L. Holt, PhD and Geoff Ball, PhD, RD, University of Alberta. February 15: “Rationale, Design, and Methods for Process Evaluation in the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project,” Debbe Thompson, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine.February 22: “Effects of Group Counseling Transmitted Through Videoconferencing on Changes in Eating Behaviors,” by Nina Nevanpera, MSc, RD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.February 29: “A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a SNAP-Ed Farmers’ Market-Based Nutrition Education Program,” by Rachel Dannefer, MPH, MIA and Elizabeth Solomon, MS, RD, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.March 7: “Effect of Nutritional Intervention on Food Choices of French Students in Middle School Cafeterias, Using an Interactive Educational Software Program (Nutri-Advice),” by Marie-Christine Turin, MD, University Hospital of Toulouse.March 21: “Using a Systematic Approach and Theoretical Framework to Design a Curriculum for the Shaping Healthy Choices Program,” by Martin H. Smith, MS, EdD and Jessica Linnell, PhD, University of California.April 4: “LA Sprouts: A 12-Week Gardening, Nutrition, and Cooking Randomized Control Trial Improves Determinants of Dietary Behaviors,” by Jamie N. Davis, PhD, University of Texas at Austin.April 11: “About Eating: An Online Program With Evidence of Increased Food Resource Management Skills for Low-Income Women,” by Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD, Pennsylvania State University.April 25: “Using Teach-Back to Understand Participant Behavioral Self-Monitoring Skills Across Health Literacy Level and Behavioral Condition,” by Kathleen Porter, PhD, RD, Virginia Tech.

Full details are online at http://www.sneb.org/events/journalclub.html. Webinars will be conducted for the live audience each Monday at 12 Noon ET and recorded. Attendees will earn 1 CPE from the Commission on Dietetic Registration for each webinar. Virginia Quick, PhD, RD, Rutgers University, will moderate. SNEB Members attend webinars free as a benefit of membership. Non-member cost is $25. For more information please contact the SNEB office at [email protected] or call 317-328-4627.