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Accurate,
consumer-tested, powerful...
The Food and Nutrition Service has released
a set of 16 nutrition education messages, supporting content (such as tips
and recipes) and implementation guidance for use in the nutrition
assistance programs. Nutrition educators can employ these tools to support
and enhance nutrition education targeting low-income mothers and children.
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Use the messages in interventions designed
to: increase consumption of fruits, vegetables or low-fat milk
products and foster child feeding practices that support the
development of healthy eating habits. |
Key Features of the
messages and supporting content:
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Development
guided by a workgroup of internal and external experts in
nutrition education, communication and the FNS programs.
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Based on findings
from 30 focus-groups conducted with low-income mothers and
children, over half of whom were participating in FNS programs.
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Accurate,
easy-to-read and emotionally based.
We also want to hear
from you about ways you have used the messages. Forward this
information including related materials
to: oaneweb@fns.usda.gov.
Last modified:
12/18/2008
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