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Lesson 17 Worksheet
Conduct Nutrition Education
Angela Martin
United States University

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Conduct Nutrition Education
Worksheet 17

1. List the steps in preparing a nutrition education session.

The steps in preparing a nutrition education session are: developing objectives (they must
be Relevant, Understandable, Measurable, Behavioral, Attainable and Specific); developing
group instruction; Conduct Nutrition Education; and Evaluation.
2. List some skills and techniques that help a dietary manager to be effective in
teaching groups.
Some skills and techniques that can help a dietary manager to be effective in teaching
groups are sharing their experiences and learning, motivating client by describing learning
objectives and engaging them in discussion; organizing teaching material and method
effectively; encouraging active participation of client in training and discussion sessions; and
closing the group instructions on a polite note.
3. What criteria would you use to select educational materials for an aging population?
The educational material should involve real life examples and experience sharing as

learning is enhanced when it is immediately applicable to real life contexts.

Educational material should make use of both past and current experience.
Educational material should be designed in such a way that problem-centered learning

can be achieved.
Educational material should be arranged over an informal, lively and exciting structure so

that senior adults can relate to it.

The hearing and visual factors of aging population must be satisfied in educational

material.
Use terms familiar to older people in the educational material.
Limit the amount of information you provide.

4. Name at least four sources of nutrition education materials.

Nutrition Source by Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health
Food and Nutrition information Center by United States Department of Agriculture
Team Nutrition by USDA Food and Nutrition Service

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The Dairy Connection by National Dairy Council (NDC)

5. Where might you look for educational materials in languages other than English?
We can look at various sources for educational materials in languages other than English
such as:
A Su Salud that is South Texas Community College site with multiple links to Spanish

language health materials, search engines, and much more.

British Red Cross Society. Provides the Emergency Multilingual phrasebook in 36
different languages
National Library of Medicine. Consumer Health Information- Multilingual Health
Information.
Hmong Health Education Network. The goal of the network's website is to provide
access to health information for Hmong people and those who provide health, education

and social
services to the Hmong community.