Human Nutrition Professional Resources

NEW! Motivational Stategies Inservice Materials

  1. How to Get Your 'Get up & Go' to 'Get Up and GoING'. Gail Kaye, PhD, RD, LD, LPCC. This presentation defines motivation, and identifies strategies for effectively managing persons in the precontemplation and contemplation stages of change.
  2. Motivational Strategies Pre/Post Test
  3. Motivational Strategies Pre/Post Test Answer Sheet
  4. Effective Motivational Approaches Handout
  5. Motivational Strategies Program Evaluation

EFNEP Resources

Physical Activity Inservice Materials

  1. Physical Activity Backgrounder: A literature review that gives rationale for teaching to be more physically active; plus national and Ohio statistics re: physical activity; and successful interventions to promote the desired behavior change.
  2. Physical Activity PowerPoint Presentation: Physical activity slide presentation from the inservice to EFNEP and FNP.
  3. Nutrition & Physical Activity PowerPoint Presentation: A modified version of the Physical Activity PowerPoint presentation that teachers may wish to use when talking to program participants.
  4. Physical Activity Postcard: Goal setting reminder postcard for physical activity.

Food Security Inservice Materials

  1. Food Security and Shopping Backgrounder: Provides background information on food security and insecurity, both nationally and locally.
  2. Food Security and Shopping PowerPoint Presentation: Food Security slide presentation from the inservice to EFNEP and FNP. Presentations 1. The Importance of Breakfast: January, 2006. Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD. This presentation provides answers to the questions 'What makes breakfast so important?', 'Who's eating or not eating breakfast?', and 'what resources do we have to inspire change.
  3. Dairy Products: Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD. This information looks at the rationale for promoting an increase in dairy products and discusses strategies and interventions to increase intake.
  4. Tips for Using MyPyramid: May-June, 2005. This presentation provides a general overview of the new pyramid and how to teach it to your clientele. It focuses on the food groups to encourage, physical activity and the anatomy of the new pyramid.
  5. Highlighting Grains: Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD. March, 2005.

    This presentation provides an overview of why to consume grains, how much we currently eat, how much we should be eating and how to become a good grain consumer.

  6. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD. April, 2005. This presentation focuses on the 9 topic areas given in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines.
  7. The Vending Machine Story: Jaime L. Foster, MPH, RD, LD. September, 2004. The vending machine story focuses on background information on the vending industry and how making modest improvements in vended food offerings can positively impact the nutrition environment.
  8. Prevention of Childhood Overweight: Gail Kaye, PhD, RD, LD, LPCC. September, 2004. This presentation focuses on strategies that can be used to prevent children from becoming overweight.

    9. Additional Resources

    Fruit & Vegetable In-Service Resources

    Ohio Action for Healthy Kids Wellness Policy Letter

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