title: Awareness and adoption of a nationally disseminated dietary curriculum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify regional, organizational, and personal characteristics that predict awareness and adoption of a dietary curriculum training and CD among educators.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study of educators (n=675) representing 48 states report program awareness and factors that influenced adoption.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among those surveyed, 354 educators were aware (52%) of the CD and 192 educators adopted it (54%). Adopters were nearly 8 times more likely to identify training time and nearly 7 times more likely to identify CD training method as influencing adoption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although regional and organizational characteristics are predictors of awareness, these variables were less likely to predict adoption of such programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Department of Health Promotion and Education, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. susie.nanney@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nanney
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haire-Joshu
authors.forename: Ross C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Brownson
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kostelc
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stephen
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016250:Compact Disks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003479:Curriculum; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States