251201 Reaching the consumer where they eat: Strategies to encourage healthy food choices

Monday, October 31, 2011: 12:40 PM

Shelley Maniscalco, MPH, RD , Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA
        
Ms. Maniscalco will discuss the development and implementation of an extensive 2010 Dietary Guidelines communication plan to help consumers apply Federal dietary guidance in their lives. The presentation will include discussion of new messages, partnerships, and online interactive tools.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Communication and informatics
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe new and innovative ways for public health practitioners to facilitate adoption of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines behaviors among consumers.

Keywords: Food and Nutrition, Nutrition

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I work on the team within USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion responsible for communicating the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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