***This course has been retired and is no longer being maintained. An updated version is available HERE***

This training reviews common dietary assessment methods and tools, and highlights their use in various community based nutrition programs.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Justify the need to meet reliability and relevance criteria for food data collected
• Learn about new approaches in dietary assessment methods
• Understand the differences between dietary assessment methods
• Recognize potential measurement issues with regards to different dietary assessment methods
• Select the most appropriate dietary assessment method for different situations
  

Target Audience:  Dietitians, Epidemiologists/ Surveillance Staff, Nurses, Researchers/Analysts, Public Health, Student.

 

Tier(s) and Competency Domain(s):  Tier One – Analytical/ Assessment Skills, Policy Development/ Program Planning Skills, Communication Skills, Public Health Sciences Skills

 

Duration:  ~ 1 hour

 

Continuing Education Information:  1.0 CECH for CHES

CHES Provider number:  99036

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest

Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study

 

Created/Updated:  10/7/2016

 

Author(s):  Halimatou Alaofe, PhD