Identify an appropriate intervention strategy for preschool children, middle childhood, adolescents, and older adults


• Answers regarding an appropriate intervention for preschool children could include involving family and caregivers, providing action-oriented behavior change activities, using creative age appropriate food diaries, and providing parental advice.
• Answers regarding an appropriate intervention for middle childhood children could include behavioral interventions, family based interventions, limiting screen time, and activity-oriented nutrition interventions.
• Answers regarding an appropriate intervention for adolescents could include motivational interviewing, behavioral strategies, school-based interventions, using multivariable outcomes measures, activity oriented activities, and a collaborative approach.
• Answers regarding an appropriate intervention for older adults could include a referral for food assistance, encouraging social interactions, using a modified MyPyramid for older adults, using the Nutrition Screening Initiative Checklist, using the MINI Nutritional Assessment MNA ®, providing clear and direct messages that have practical dietary applications, using visuals and nutrition education materials which are clearly visible and easy to read, showing respect regarding older adults' knowledge and prior experiences, and using action-oriented activities.

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