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Learning Center > Nutrition Education, Counseling, Materials and Evaluation: Developing Educational Materials

Developing Educational Materials
- General
- Low Literacy
- Readability Assessment
- Social Marketing
General
  dot USDA, Food and Nutrition Service;
   
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Criteria for the Development and Evaluation of Electronic-Based Nutrition Education for WIC Participants
   
Frequently Asked Questions: WIC Nutrition Education
   
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WIC Nutrition Education Program Guidance [PDF]
  dot Developing Learning Modules - North Carolina State University Department of Agricultural & Extension Education.
  dot Guidelines for Communicating the Emerging Science of Dietary Components for Health - International Food Information Council and Institute of Food Technologists
  dot Guidelines for Comprehensive Programs to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [PDF] - Nutrition and Physical Activity Work Group.
  dot Healthy Eating: Every Bite Counts! Activity Guide and Toolkit [PDF - 51 pages] Society for Public Health Education.
  dot How to Create and Assess Print Materials - Rima E. Rudd, Harvard School of Public Health, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy.
  dot Moving to the Future: Developing Community Based Nutrition Services - Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors.
  dot Photo Gallery - Food Stamp Nutrition Connection.
  dot Planning a Teaching Event Worksheet [PDF] - University of Wisconsin Extension.
  dot Prevention Communication Research Database - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
  dot Successful Grassroots Health and Wellness Programs: Exploring Common Traits [PDF - 45 pages] - American Council for Fitness and Nutrition.

Low Literacy
  dot An Author's Guide Substitute Word List - University of Utah, Health Services Center
  dot A Way with Words: Guidelines for Writing Oral Health Materials for Audiences with Limited Literacy [PDF]- Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
  dot Clear and Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low Literate Readers - National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute.
  dot Health Literacy - USDA, WIC Works.
  dot How to Write Low Literacy Materials - Journal of Extension.
  dot The Plain Language and Action Information Network
  dot Plain Language Training - National Institutes of Health.
  dot Recipe Checklist: A Tool to Aid Development of Recipes for Audiences with Limited Resources - Journal of Extension.
  dot Writing for Reading: Guide for Developing Print Materials in Nutrition [PDF] - University of Wisconsin.

Readability Assessment
  dot Human Subjects Research: SMOG Readability Formula - University Health Care.
  dot Assessing Readability: Rules for Playing the Numbers Game - Health Literacy Consulting.

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