Workshop on Food Literacy: How Do Communications and Marketing Impact Consumer Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior?
| When: | September 3, 2015 – September 4, 2015 (8:00 AM Eastern) |
| Where: | National Academy of Sciences Building • 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418 |
| Topic: | Food and Nutrition |
| Activity: | Food Forum |
| Board: | Food and Nutrition Board |
This 2-day workshop will explore the current state of knowledge regarding the role of communications and marketing on consumer knowledge, skills, and behavior, specifically related to how commercial and public health messaging concerning food, nutrition, and food safety inform, influence, and impact the population at the individual, family, and community levels regarding food choices and behavior. The workshop agenda will include presentations and discussion that will address scientific credibility, the role of scientific communications in consumer knowledge and behavior related to food and nutrition, and the impact of marketing on consumer decision-making.
– See more at: http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Activities/Nutrition/FoodForum/2015-SEPT-03.aspx#sthash.8VNauRsX.dpuf
Regards,
Sonya A. Grier
American University
Kogod School of Business
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016-8044
griers@american.edu
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