title: Interactive learning for congregate nutrition site nutrition education: a pilot study.
abstract: Older adults who participate in the Older Americans Act Title III-C Elderly Nutrition Program often are at moderate to high nutritional risk. Although nutrition education is a component of the Elderly Nutrition Program, there are numerous barriers to promoting behavior change in older adults. Nutrition education programs targeted to congregate nutrition site participants must address their unique nutritional needs, while engaging them in activities that promote learning and motivate them to make positive behavior changes. This paper describes a pilot study of a theory-driven, five-lesson educational module designed to promote healthful eating behaviors among congregate nutrition site participants through interactive learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0310, USA. Lbbobroff@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Linda B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Bobroff
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Dian O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Weddle
authors.forename: Julie H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Brake
authors.forename: Leslie Sue
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.forename: Tina B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation