Examining internet access and social media application use for online nutrition education in SNAP-Ed participants in rural Illinois

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Loehmer, Emily (author), Smith, Sylvia (author), McCaffrey, Jennifer (author), and Davis, Jeremy (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D11598
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
    Journal Title Details:
    50(1) : 75-83
    Subject Term:
    adoption, attitudes, consumers, educational methods, extension, extension communication, extension methods, government, government services, homemaker education, homemakers, Internet, low-income families, media selection, nutrition, nutrition education, nutrition information, online services, teaching methods, nutrition programs, and social media
    Notes:
    9 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Researchers examined Internet access and interest in receiving nutrition education via social media application among low-income adults participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed).Results indicated similar Internet accessibility in southern Illinois among low-income populations compared with national rural rates. Interest in using online nutrition education varied among participants according to age. Overall, 49% of middle-aged adults aged 33-64 years and 87% of seniors aged 65 years or older reported they would not use online nutrition education.

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