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    Community intervention to increase seafood consumption (CIISC)

    185275_53307_2011_CIISC_Report_Pub_Version_II.pdf (4.456Mb)
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    Authors
    McManus, Alexandra
    White, James
    Newton, Wendy
    Storey, Jessica
    McManus, Jennifer
    Cuesta-Briand, B.
    Golightly, A.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Report
    
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    McManus, Alexandra and White, James and Newton, Wendy and Storey, Jessica and McManus, Jennifer and Cuesta-Briand, Beatriz and Golightly, Ashley. 2011. Community intervention to increase seafood consumption (CIISC) project, Curtin University of Technology, Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood & Health (CoESSH).
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    Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood & Health (CoESSH)
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33259
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    In summary, this report describes a whole of community intervention aimed at increasing consumption of seafood. The health benefits of seafood were reviewed and a suit of communication materials developed including: primary and secondary education models. vocational eductaion materials, resources for general practitioners and point of sale materials. Evaluation of project outcomes revealed an increase in seafood consumption during and one month after the intervention period.

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