Selected Journal Articles

The following articles relate to research, development and implementation of the DINE Healthy Software:

Beets MW, Hammer SB, Rogers ME, Koizumi D. Comparison of BMI in children attending a technology camp to national data. Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal, 73, 2, 24-27, 2002.

Brown S, Birtwistle J, Roe L, Thompson C. The Unhealthy Lifestyle of People with Schizophrenia, Psychological Medicine, 3, 29: 697-701, 1999. Cambridge University Press.

Cook TH, Nies MA. Race Differences in the Relationships between Dietary Nutrients and Overweight in Women. Health Care for Women International, Vol. 21:1,41-51, 2000.

Dennison D. Activated Health Education: The Development and Refinement of an Intervention Model. Health Values. 8:(2):18-24, 1984.

Dennison D. Food Intake of 7th and 8th Grade Students in Rural North Carolina. The North Carolina Journal, 37(1):26-29. 2001.

Dennison D. How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day? Journal of Health Education. 13-1:(53), 1982.

Dennison D. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, Multiple Regression Analysis of Nutrients for Behavioral Predictors. George Washington University, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Washington, DC. October 30, 1982.

Dennison D. The Use of a Nutrition Database for Patient Education and Service. Computer Talk Directory of Medical Systems, 30-31, 1983.

Dennison D, Dennison KF. A Composite Score For Use With The Food Guide Pyramid. Journal of Health Education, 32(4):223-228, 2001.

Dennison D, Dennison KF. Nutrient Analysis Methodology: A Review of the DINE Developmental Literature, Journal of Health Education. 20(7):32-36, 1989.

Dennison D, Dennison KF. Using the DINE Score to Improve Food Choice Behavior. Eta Sigma Gamma: The Health Education Monograph Series, 15(3), 1997.

Dennison D, Dennison KF, Frank GC. The DINE System: Improving the Food Choices of the Public. Journal of Nutrition Education. 26(2):87-92, 1994.

Dennison D, Dennison KF, McCann S. The Integration of Nutrient and Activity Analysis Software into a Worksite Weight Management Program. Journal of Health Education. 21(6):4-7, 1990.

Dennison D, Dennison KF, Pechacek T, Frank-Spohrer GC. DINE: A Next Generation Diet Management and Evaluation System. Journal of Health Education. 26(2):1-9, 1995.

Dennison D, Dennison KF, Ward JY, Wu YW. Satisfaction of Senior Citizens in a Nutrition Education Program With and Without Computer Assisted Instruction. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 12(1):15-31, 1992.

Dennison D, Frauenheim K, Izu L. The DINE System: An Innovative Curricular Approach. Journal of Health Education. 14:(2) :44-47, 1983.

Dennison D, Golaszewski T. The Activated Health Education Model: Refinement and Implications for School Health Education. The Journal of School Health, 72(1):23-26, 2002.

Dennison D, Izu L, Phelps J, Frauenheim K. The DINE System: A Nutritional Microcomputer Program for Patient Service. In Dayhoff, R. (ed) Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. October 23-26, 1983, Washington, DC.

Dennison KF, Dennison D, Ward JY. Computerized nutrition program: Effect on nutrient intake of senior citizens, Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 91(11):1431-1433, 1991.

Dennison KF, Galante D, Dennison D, Golaszewski TJ. A One Year Assessment of a Comprehensive Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Overweight Industrial Employees: Lessons learned. Journal of Health Education. 27(1):38-42, 1996.

Dennison KF, Galante D, Dennison D, Golaszewski TJ. A Preliminary Analysis of a Comprehensive Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Nutrition Program for Overweight Industrial Employees. Worksite Health. Winter 1995. 2(1):42-45.

Emrich L, Dennison D, Dennison KF. Distribution of Nutritional Data. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 665-670, May 1989.

Heath EM, Coleman KJ. Evaluation of the Institutionalization of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) in a U.S./Mexico Border Community, Health Education & Behavior, Vol 29, 4 444-460, 2002.

Karp GG, Woods ML. Wellness NutriFit Online Learning in Physical Education for High School Students, The Journal of Interactive Online Learning Vol. 2:2, 2003.

Kinsella A.Telehealth Opportunities for Home Care Patients. Home Healthcare Nurse, Vol. 21:10, 661-665, 2003.

Phelps JL, Dennison D. Using Microcomputers for Health Education Research. Journal of Health Education. 13-3:(27), 1982.

Selected Funding

United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service "Interactive Nutrition Education and Promotional Strategies," 9/29/95-9/28/97 $199,794.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases "DINE: Drug Database Option" 2R44DK41586-02A3, 9/1/94-8/31/96 $600,000.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute "CAI Weight Management for Low Literacy Populations" 1R01HL48064-01, 4/1/92-3/31/96 $1,100,000.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases "Computerized USDA Food Guide Pyramid" 1R43DK47133-01, 8/25/93-2/24/94 $50,000.

Validity of Dietary Assessment

• Issues Related to the Validity of Dietary Assessment and Electronic..., 2007

  The use of food and activity records with diet assessment software has been found to be a valid, reliable method to input foods and evaluate food choice behavior as well as provide motivational messages for users. - Kolasa, K. M.

• DINE: A Next Generation Diet Management and Evaluation System, 1995

  A comprehensive diet management system was developed that would assist individuals in the improvement of their food choices by providing a diet score that simplifies monitoring the complexities of food selection and the resultant nutrient intake.