[PHNUTR-L] Cornell Childhood Obesity Course - Register Now!

[Christina Stark]

Dear colleagues:

There are only a few spots left in the upcoming session of the online 
course, Preventing Childhood Obesity: An Ecological Approach.  If you are 
interested in taking this course, register now. Details below.

Christina




>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:04:11 -0400

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>From: Christina Stark <cms11 at cornell.edu>

>

>

>Dear colleagues:

>

>Greetings from Cornell NutritionWorks, the online professional development 

>program at 

><http://www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu/>www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu.

>

>Registration is now open!

>Preventing Childhood Obesity: An Ecological Approach

>October 15 through November 25, 2008

>

>Go to <http://www.ecornell.com/cnw>www.ecornell.com/cnw  to register and 

>for more information. There is a link to a course outline under the More 

>Information section on this page.

>

>Here are some comments from those who have already taken this course:

>  "This course was extremely timely in my work in community health."

>"Overall, I felt the course was easy to use and well done. Thank you!"

>"This ecological approach has been extremely useful... It is empowering!"

>

>Please note, to enroll in the course, you first need to be a member of 

>Cornell NutritionWorks. Membership is free. If you aren't already a 

>member, go to 

><http://www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu/>www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu. 

>You will then need to complete the separate eCornell course enrollment 

>process and submit payment via credit card

>at <http://www.ecornell.com/cnw>www.ecornell.com/cnw.

>

>  A brief summary of the course is below. Note, space in the course is 

> limited, so register now!

>

>Please feel free to forward this message to interested colleagues.

>

>Christina

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>

>Childhood obesity is of concern to many members of the community. Faculty 

>in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell have developed an 

>in-depth online course to help guide you in taking an ecological approach 

>to preventing childhood obesity in a local community. An ecological 

>approach leads you through a series of assessments (of behavior, of the 

>environment, and then of specific local factors) to help you diagnose the 

>underlying causes of excessive weight gain in children. An intervention 

>based on this approach is more likely to be effective because it focuses 

>on changes needed at the local level to support healthy eating and active 

>living.

>

>In this 6-week long course, you will be applying this approach, while 

>focusing on a community where you work, via a four-part project that runs 

>through the course. A facilitator will interact with you and other 

>participants throughout the course.   The format provides structured 

>flexibility, which allows you to work on your own time and at your own 

>pace, but within structured deadlines. The course is expected to take 

>approximately 2 to 3 hours of time per week over the 6 weeks for a total 

>of 12-18 hours.  Class size is limited to about 25.  The cost is $150 and 

>the course provides 15 CPEUs.

>

>If you have questions, contact 

><mailto:nutritionworks at cornell.edu>nutritionworks at cornell.edu .

>

>Christina Stark, MS, RD, CDN

>Program Leader, Cornell NutritionWorks

>Division of Nutritional Sciences

>351 MVR Hall, Cornell University

>Ithaca, NY 14853

>Phone: 607-255-2141, Fax: 607-255-0027

>E-mail: <mailto:nutritionworks at cornell.edu>nutritionworks at cornell.edu

>Web: <http://www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu>www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu

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