This training discusses the use of Mobile Health Apps to enhance nutrition intervention.  Learn best practices to use when introducing health apps to clients, discuss a screening tool that can be used to gauge the usefulness of various Health Apps for your clients, and participate in a simulated role play experience introducing a Health App to your client.

Learning Objectives:

• Assess the usefulness of different types of health, wellness, and physical activity applications
• Select appropriate and evidence-based applications to recommend to clients
• Determine whether the use of nutrition and physical activity applications can enhance nutrition intervention based on each individual client.

Target Audience: Dietitians, Public Health, Students

Tier(s) and Competency Domain(s): Tier One: Analytical/Assessment Skills, Communication Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills

Duration:  Approx. 1 hr.

Continuing Education Information: 1.0 CECH for CHES

Format: Web-based Training, Self-study

 

Created/ Updated:  March, 2017

 

Authors: Alexandra Samarron, Kendal Shanks, Jessica Zepeda