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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Diet and Body Composition Outcomes of an Environmental and Educational Intervention among Men in Treatment for Substance Addiction
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Cowan, Jennifer A.; Devine, Carol M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective: To determine the effect of an educational and environmental intervention on diet, body mass index, and waist circumference of men in substance addiction treatment. Methods: One hundred three racially/ethnically diverse men in 6 urban substance addiction residential treatment facilities in Upstate New York participated in weekly…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Food
A Second Chance: Meanings of Body Weight, Diet, and Physical Activity to Women Who Have Experienced Cancer
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Maley, Mary; Warren, Barbour S.; Devine, Carol M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective: To understand the meanings of diet, physical activity, and body weight in the context of women's cancer experiences. Design: Grounded theory using 15 qualitative interviews and 3 focus groups. Setting: Grassroots community cancer organizations in the northeastern United States. Participants: Thirty-six white women cancer survivors; 86%…
Descriptors: Females, Outcome Measures, Physical Activities, Quality of Life
Online Course Increases Nutrition Professionals' Knowledge, Skills, and Self-Efficacy in Using an Ecological Approach to Prevent Childhood Obesity
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Stark, Christina M.; Graham-Kiefer, Meredith L.; Devine, Carol M.; Dollahite, Jamie S.; Olson, Christine M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To assess the impact of an online continuing education course on the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy of nutrition professionals to use an ecological approach to prevent childhood obesity. Design: Quasi-experimental design using intervention and delayed intervention comparison groups with pre/post-course assessments. Setting: Online…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Obesity, Education Courses, Intervention
Perceptions of the Environment for Eating and Exercise in a Rural Community
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Maley, Mary Maly; Warren, Barbour S.; Devine, Carol M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: To understand how members of a rural community perceive the effect of the built, natural, and social environments on their food choice and physical activity behaviors. Methods: A constructivist community environmental assessment was conducted including 17 individual qualitative interviews, 2 focus groups, and photo elicitation (n = 27)…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups
Work Conditions and the Food Choice Coping Strategies of Employed Parents
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Devine, Carol M.; Farrell, Tracy J.; Blake, Christine E.; Jastran, Margaret; Wethington, Elaine; Bisogni, Carole A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: How work conditions relate to parents' food choice coping strategies. Design: Pilot telephone survey. Setting: City in the northeastern United States (US). Participants: Black, white, and Hispanic employed mothers (25) and fathers (25) randomly recruited from low-/moderate-income zip codes; 78% of those reached and eligible…
Descriptors: Telephone Surveys, Coping, Employed Parents, Labor Conditions