Assessment of household food security among food stamp recipient families in Maryland.

Objectives: We assessed the relationship between food security status and various sociodemographic characteristics among households that include children and that receive food stamps.

Methods: A modified version of the US Food Security Survey Module was implemented by telephone survey with Maryland food stamp recipients.

Results: Of the 245 households, 66% experienced food insecurity.

Development and testing of a nutrition-teaching self-efficacy scale for elementary school teachers.

Objective: To develop and validate the Nutrition-Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale (NTSES) and investigate the time spent teaching nutrition and the nutrition-teaching self-efficacy of Maryland elementary school teachers.

Design: A questionnaire collected information on teacher demographics. The NTSES was adapted from science- and health-teaching self-efficacy scales, reviewed by experts, and pretested with elementary teachers.

A new vision for health promotion and nutrition education.

Increased integration and collaboration of health promotion and nutrition education professionals to effectively engage consumers, debunk nutrition and health information, and mitigate the effect of chronic diseases is the vision presented for success in the future. Current and optimal roles of educators are discussed in relation to societal trends and their inherent opportunities and barriers. Recommendations for strengthening the role of health promotion in settings where nutrition educators work are provided and include the need for strong academic preparation, field-based training, and continual professional development.

Longitudinal study of diet and iron deficiency anaemia in infants during the first two years of life.

The objectives of this study were: (i) to investigate the energy, iron, zinc, calcium and vitamin C intakes of a group of healthy term Caucasian infants resident in Dunedin, New Zealand, prospectively from age 9 months to 2 years; and (ii) to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among these infants. A self-selected sample of 74 Caucasian mothers and their infants born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between October 1995 and May 1996 were recruited. Dietary intake was determined using estimated diet records at 9, 12, 18 and 24 months of age.

A longitudinal study of breastfeeding and weaning practices during the first year of life in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Objective: To investigate infant feeding practices during the first year of life in a group of white infants in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Design: Prospective study of infants from birth to 12 months of age.

Participants: A self-selected sample of 74 white mothers and their infants born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between October 1995 and May 1996.