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Health Professionals

Bone Health for Children and Adolescents: Implications for Client Counseling

 

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:
  1. Describe evidence linking diet and physical activity to bone health in children and adolescents.
  2. Describe how fracture incidence in children and adolescents has changed over the last generation, and identify at least two possible explanations for this change.
  3. Identify lifestyle and dietary factors that are related to suboptimal bone health.
  4. Identify at least one way to better assess calcium intake and weight bearing activity with clients.
The slide portion of this course will take about 30 minutes to complete and will cover the background research on bone health in children and adolescence, dietary factors involved in bone health, calcium recommendations versus actual intakes in the U.S., and non-dietary factors involved in bone health. The slides include practical suggestions for assessing calcium intake and physical activity and tips on how to encourage clients to change their lifestyle to improve their bone health.

Written course materials to supplement the PowerPoint presentation are also included. Listening to the PowerPoint and reviewing the additional course materials is worth 3 continuing education credits.
 

For registered dietitians:

Suggested CDR learning codes: 2090, 3000, 3020, 4000, 4150, 4160, 6000, Level 2
 

How to take the course:

If you want to receive continuing education credit, follow the link on the Nutrition Dimension website to take the course posttest. Register using the Order Now button and an access code for taking the course exam will be emailed to you.