Nutrition Literacy: Next Steps in Increasing Capacity with Nutrition Information

Recorded Sunday, July 31, 2016.
Moderator: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RD, LDN, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Speakers: Heather Gibbs, PhD, RD, University of Kansas Medical Center; Karina Diaz Rios, PhD, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Merced
Americans are bombarded with often conflicting or confusing nutrition information, and many struggle with issues of health literacy. This session will explore the overlap of health and nutrition literacy research and provide educators with ideas and tools for communicating clearly with their audiences. Special emphasis will be placed upon the particular challenges and strategies for reaching Latino populations as well as discussion of a new assessment tool for measuring nutrition literacy.
Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the challenges and consequences of health and nutrition literacy for English and/or Spanish speaking populations.Examine a new tool that objectively measures nutrition literacy.Identify best practices for communicating with audiences demonstrating low health and/or nutrition literacy.