Nutrition Education Second Edition By Isobel R Contento

Book Name
Nutrition Education: Linking Research, Theory, and Practice, Second Edition
Author 
Isobel R. Contento, PhD
Mary Swartz Rose Professor of Nutrition Education
Teachers College Columbia University
Book Publishers  
Jones & Bartlett Pub
Language. English
Category Book ----- ?
Book Code 232
Paper Black 
Pages 465
Rs 2000
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About Book

The role of nutrition education is to address the numerous personal and environmental influences on food choices and assist individuals in practicing healthy behaviors. Nutrition Education, Second Edition provides students with a simple, straightforward model to easily design effective nutrition education. Using a six-step process, it integrates theory, research, and practice, providing advice on designing, implementing, and evaluating theory-based nutrition education.

Nutrition education is defined in this text as any combination of edu-

cational strategies, accompanied by environmental supports, designed 

to facilitate the voluntary adoption of food choices and other food- and 

nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well-being. It is de-

livered through multiple venues and involves activities at the individual, 

institutional, community, and policy levels.

Nutrition education ranks high on the public agenda, and interest 

in food and nutrition is widespread. This is an exciting time: The ex-

plosion of research in nutrition education and behavioral nutrition; an 

increased awareness of nutrition education in schools, worksites, and 

communities; and policy initiatives in institutions and government over 

the past few years have made it important to update this text. In all of 

these activities, it is clear that nutrition education must be grounded in 

theory and evidence to be effective. We now have a better understand-

ing of why people eat what they do and how they change as well as 

how nutrition education can increase the motivation of, skills for, and 

opportunities for people to engage in health-promoting actions.

In the foundational chapters of Part I, this Second Edition provides a 

clearly organized description of each of the key theories that can be used 

in nutrition education interventions to address potential determinants 

or mediators of action and behavior change as well as updated evidence 

for their use. The chapters also describe how each of the theories can 

be translated into practical nutrition education activities. Case examples 

have been added to complement the examples found in the Nutrition 

Education in Action features to further clarify the use of theory in edu-

cational activities in practical settings.

There also is increased appreciation that our food choices are in-

fluenced by social and environmental contexts. Nutrition education 

needs to address the numerous personal, environmental, and policy 

influences on food choices and dietary behaviors to assist individu-

als and communities in practicing healthy behaviors. A larger scope 

for nutrition education thus has evolved. While group sessions remain 

primary, nutrition educators also work in collaboration with others on 

activities such as school and community gardens, cooking with children 

and adults, farm-to-school programs, school and community wellness 

policies, and initiatives to improve policy, social structures, and systems. 

The chapter on environmental supports for action has been completely 

revised in the Second Edition to reflect this new emphasis, using a social 

ecological model.

This text focuses on how to design, deliver, and evaluate the types of 

educational interventions and programs that the vast majority of nutri-

tion educators conduct on an ongoing basis in their places of work. It 

is designed for upper division and graduate nutrition students who are 

taking their first course in nutrition education as well as for those already 

working in nutrition education who want a comprehensive resource for 

planning and delivering effective programs to their audiences.

The centerpiece of this text is a stepwise procedural model, described 

in Part II, to make it easier for students and nutrition educators to design 

effective nutrition education. Using a six-step process, this procedural 

model shows how behavioral theory is translated into educational objec-

tives and theory-based strategies and then into practical ways to imple-

ment these strategies. It integrates theory, research, and practice at every 

step, providing guidance on designing, implementing, and evaluating 

theory-based nutrition education. At the end of each chapter in this 

part, the procedure is illustrated by a case study and worksheets are 

provided for readers to use. In the Second Edition, the case studies and 

worksheets have been completely revised and reformatted based on 

feedback from both faculty members and students who have used this 

text, making them easier for all to use. The worksheets also are avail-

able on the book’s website (http://nutrition.jbpub.com/education/2e), 

further increasing the ease of use.

In sum, the basic structure in the Second Edition remains the same, 

but each chapter has been fully updated with new research findings; 

the text has been streamlined; the theories are clearly organized with 

application examples; the stepwise procedural model is reformatted; 

and the trim size of the book is enlarged. We believe these changes will 

make the book easy to read and use.

This book is divided into three parts. Part I provides background of 

useful theories for nutrition education and the research evidence for 

effective practice with four theories described in Chapter 4 and another 

four described in Chapter 5. These theories include the health belief 

model, precaution adoption process model, theory of planned behav-

ior, self-determination theory, social cognitive theory, the health action 

process model, the transtheoretical model, and qualitative grounded 

theory. For each theory, a leader orients the student to the theory, and a 

take-home message summarizes it. Each theory is followed by a descrip-

tion of how to implement the theory in practice and a case example of 

its use. In each chapter, the theories and fundamental concepts also are 

illustrated in the Nutrition Education in Action features, where examples 

are taken from current programs.

Part  II  describes  the  six-step  process  for  translating  theory  and 

evidence into educational plans, for program components directed at 

groups involving educational objectives, theory-based educational strat-

egies, and practical activities to enhance motivation and build skills, and xvi  Preface

A logic model approach is used in the stepwise procedure, with  L

the tasks and products of each step clearly stated.

A flowchart is provided in each chapter to make following the  L

steps easier.

The case study introduced in Chapter 7 and followed throughout  L

Part II illustrates each step of the stepwise procedure for designing 

nutrition education.

The worksheets in Part II allow students and nutrition educa- L

tors to develop their own programs using the stepwise procedure 

system.

At the end of each chapter, review questions reinforce key con- L

cepts and references provide an opportunity for further study.

Students also are encouraged to visit this text’s companion website, 

http://nutrition.jbpub.com/education/2e, for additional resources to 

enhance their learning, including downloadable PDFs of the worksheets 

from the main text, lesson plans, practice quizzes, web links, and addi-

tional nutrition resources. An Instructor’s Manual, TestBank, and Power-

Point Presentations are available for instructors to download.

The public needs and wants what nutrition education can offer. This 

text is designed to help students and nutrition educators gain the knowl-

edge and skills needed to provide that nutrition education effectively.

environmental support plans, for changes in policy, social structures, and 

systems to increase opportunities for action. It also provides guidance 

on how to link evaluation to theory and intervention objectives.

Part III describes the nuts and bolts of implementing nutrition educa-

tion with diverse groups ranging from preschool children to older adults 

to low-literacy and low-income audiences through a variety of venues, 

including group sessions, written and visual materials, new technolo-

gies, and social marketing.

Nutrition Education: Linking Research, Theory, and Practice, Second 

Edition, includes a variety of features to prepare students to provide ef-

fective nutrition education to specific groups and foster environmental 

supports for action:

At the beginning of each chapter, an overview and outline help  L

students anticipate what will be covered. Learning objectives im-

prove retention of the material presented.

Nutrition Education in Action boxes highlight concepts discussed  L

in the chapter through examples of best practices and research.

Key theories used in nutrition education are described in the  L

foundational chapters along with evidence from research and 

interventions.

Tables, boxes, and case examples in the foundational chapters  L

illustrate the use of each specific theory in practice.