The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate educational materials for dietetic practitioners in the Cajun and Creole regions of Southern Louisiana. They were designed to meet the educational needs of dietetic practitioners regarding Cajun and Creole food habits and health beliefs and serve as resource materials. The materials consist of informative text, exchange values, and modified recipes for traditional dishes. / The culture-specific competencies required for dietitians working in the designated regions were determined by conducting an interdisciplinary review of literature focusing on Southern Louisiana. This revealed information on Cajun and Creole food habits and health beliefs not present in the nutrition literature. / Focus group interviews and a mail survey of dietitians in selected parishes revealed their present level of knowledge and subsequently, their culture-specific educational needs. / The validity of the materials was assured by the use of culture-specific sources. The educational materials were developed, evaluated, and approved by a jury of individuals knowledgeable in cultural foods education and dietetic practitioners and nutrition educators in Southern Louisiana. / The following conclusions were formulated: (1) Conventional nutrition literature failed to yield pertinent information on Cajun and Creole food habits and health beliefs. Such information was obtained through an expanded search of interdisciplinary professional and scholarly literature in home economics, cooperative extension, medicine, public health, nursing, anthropology, history, and folklore. (2) Focus group interviews (a) revealed information undocumented in the literature and (b) reported current incidence of food- and health-related practices. This was incorporated into the educational materials. (3) Limited knowledge of Cajun and Creole food habits and health beliefs was exhibited by the 64% of Southern Louisiana dietitians participating in the mail survey. Particularly noteworthy was their apparent lack of knowledge of inter- and intra-regional variation in food habits and health beliefs. (4) The jury determined that the educational materials were appropriate for use by dietetic practitioners in Southern Louisiana. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-02, Section: A, page: 0441. / Major Professor: Sally Hansen-Gandy. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76856 |
| Contributors | Leistner, Colette Guidry., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 237 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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