Promoting Food Safety Awareness for Older Adults by Using Online Education Modules

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2016-02-01
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Francis, Sarah
Shaw, Angela
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Shaw, Angela
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of Food Microbiology/Safety
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Francis, Sarah
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Older adults are susceptible to and at greater risk for food-borne illness in comparison to those in other adult age groups. Online education is an underused method for the delivery of food safety information to this population. Three online mini-modules, based on social marketing theory (SMT), were created for and pilot-tested with older adults. These mini-modules were effective in promoting familiarity with food safety behaviors and were well-received, supporting the development of future SMT-based online education for this target audience.

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This article is from Journal of Extension 54 (2016): 1TOT8. Posted with permission.

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