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Promoting Nutrition and Wellness Statewide Through an Electronic Newsletter
Journal of Extension
  • Morgan Bahl, Iowa State University
  • Sarah L. Francis, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-1-2016
Abstract
The Words on Wellness (WOW) newsletter was designed as an electronic newsletter intended to provide research-based nutrition and wellness information to Iowans. An evaluation was conducted to assess to what extent the newsletter is being used by its readership and whether readers are making lifestyle changes as a result. Those who completed the online survey (n = 154) report making lifestyle changes and finding the information to be current, understandable, and relevant to their lives. These results indicate that the use of indirect nutrition and wellness educational materials (i.e., a newsletter) is effective in promoting research-based information that results in self-reported behavior change.
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This article is from Journal of Extension 54 (2016): 3TOT4. Posted with permission.

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Journal of Extension
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Morgan Bahl and Sarah L. Francis. "Promoting Nutrition and Wellness Statewide Through an Electronic Newsletter" Journal of Extension Vol. 54 Iss. 3 (2016) p. 3TOT4
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah_francis/14/