JNEB Journal Club webinar series starts January 2013

Dec. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Beginning in January, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) launches the first JNEB Journal Club. The Journal Club will consist of weekly webinars featuring authors from the latest issue of Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. During the webinars the authors will review and discuss their research articles and students will have an opportunity to ask authors questions. Each one-hour webinar will be broadcast to participating graduate classrooms across the world at 1 p.m. ET.

The first series will focus on childhood obesity. The Journal Club is planning to present webinars by the following authors. Please register for each session individually at http://www.sneb.org/events/journalclub.html.

Jan 28: Lorrene Davis Ritchie, Jessica Soldavini  - Nutrition Claims Impact Health Perceptions and Taste Preferences in 4th and 5th Grade Children

Feb 4: Nandita Bezbaruah, Ardith Brunt - The Influence of Cartoon Character Advertising on Fruit and Vegetable Preferences of 9- to 11-Year-Old Children (approved for CEU credit)

Feb 11: Mildred A. Horodynski, Gayle Coleman, Susan Baker - The Healthy Toddlers Curriculum (approved for CEU credit)

Feb 25: Lori Roth-Yousey, Yen Li Chu, Marla Reicks - A Qualitative Study to Explore How Parental Expectations and Rules Influence Beverage Choices in Early Adolescence

March 4: Julie C. Lumeng - Beliefs about the Role of Parenting in Feeding and Childhood Obesity among Mothers of Lower Socioeconomic Status

March 11: Jessica L. Thomson - Associations among School Characteristics and Foodservice Practices in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Schools

March 18: Jane D. Lanigan - The Relationship between Practices and Child Care Providers' Beliefs Related to Child Feeding and Obesity Prevention

March 25: Mark Swanson - Perceptions of Healthful Eating and Influences on the Food Choices of Appalachian

April 1: Heidi Wengreen - Incentivizing Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Results of a US Pilot-Study of the Food Dudes Program

April 8: Melanie Hingle - Texting for Health: The Use of Participatory Methods to Develop Healthy Lifestyle Messages for Teens●

Journal Club is a member benefit so there is no charge for SNEB members to host these sessions. Non-members wishing to participate will be charged $25 per webinar. You will have the option of broadcasting the session live or the recording will be accessible for future viewing.

A multiple choice quiz, writing assignment, and applied project will be made available to instructors upon request for each webinar. Sarah Colby PhD, RD, Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Department of Nutrition is championing and organizing this effort. For more information please contact the SNEB office at info@sneb.org or call 317-328-4627.

About the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior is an international organization of nutrition education professionals who are dedicated to promoting effective nutrition education and communication to support and improve healthful behaviors with a vision of healthy communities through nutrition education and advocacy. Visit the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior at www.sneb.org. SNEB is a USDA/CNPP National Strategic Partner.

About the JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR (www.jneb.org)

The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB), is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education and dietary/physical activity behaviors. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research, emerging issues, and practices relevant to nutrition education and behavior worldwide and to promote healthy, sustainable food choices. It supports the society’s efforts to disseminate innovative nutrition education strategies, and communicate information on food, nutrition, and health issues to students, professionals, policy makers, targeted audiences, and the public. It is published by Elsevier.