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DINE Healthy
Adolescents
Adults
Clinicians
Providers
CommunityBased
Medical setting
School-based
Obesity
Nutrition / Diet
Physical Activity
Fitness
TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is for health professionals, students, and home users interested in leading a healthy lifestyle.
SUMMARY
The DINE® Healthy program includes computer-based applications that are designed to help participants track their weight,
nutritional intake, and amount and level of exercise in order to improve diet and fitness awareness and maintenance.
EVIDENCE
No peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program were located.
COMPONENTS
The DINE Healthy program includes resources and elements for a variety of audiences.
Dine Healthy Web
Allows participant to track food intake and physical exercise online and provides the user with a personalized dietary
analysis; uses the DINE scoring system to rate food choices and energy balance on a scale from 0 to 100.
Dine Healthy Desktop v.7
Provides participant with software for a comprehensive diet and exercise analysis package that may be installed on a
single or multiple computer(s).
Dine Healthy Curriculum Guide
This guide was designed to assist teachers in raising student awareness of the relationship between good nutrition,
adequate levels of physical activity, and overall health. This guide also provides students with a system to evaluate the
quality of their eating; helps students determine whether they are balancing energy intake and energy output; and
provides strategies to improve dietary habits for a healthy lifestyle. Guide contains hardcover binder, five lesson plans,
handouts, computer activities, and sample printouts.
Eating and Fitness Excellence
Guides the user in achieving weight loss, improving cholesterol levels, and meeting other health-related goals through
the use of a free e-book.
PREVIOUS USE
Implementation date and information on general use of this program were unavailable.
www.militaryfamilies.psu.edu
Clearinghouse@psu.edu
1-877-382-9185
April 2013
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Family Policy, Children, and Youth, U.S. Department of Defense under Award No. 201048709-21867 developed in collaboration with The Pennsylvania State University.
Unclear Ø
Unclear with no evaluations or mixed results
DINE Healthy
Adolescents
Adults
Clinicians
Providers
CommunityBased
Medical setting
School-based
Obesity
Nutrition / Diet
Physical Activity
Fitness
TRAINING
No training is required to implement the DINE Healthy program.
CONSIDERATIONS
Considerations for program implementation include access to a computer and Internet and purchase of website subscription,
software, and/or curriculum guide.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185, or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
IMPLEMENTATION
If you are interested in implementing the DINE Healthy program, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you! Please call
1-877-382-9185, or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Time spent entering and analyzing 1-day food
records and activity logs varies according to
familiarity with software and computer
proficiency.
Subscription for Dine Healthy Web is $35 for 6
months or $60 for 12 months; cost of the Dine
Healthy Desktop v.7 ranges from $29.95 for a
student license to $1195 for a client/server
license for 100 stations. The Curriculum Guide
may be purchased alone for $49 or in
combination with any other package for an
additional $49.
EVALUATION PLAN
To move the DINE Healthy program to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one
evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least one year from the beginning of the program or
at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals.
Please call 1-877-382-9185, or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
CONTACT
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program. Phone: 1-877-382-9185 or by email:
Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact by mail DINE Healthy, LLC, PO Box 1677, Wilmington, NC 28402, phone 1-800-688-1848, fax 1-704255-9948, visit http://www.dinehealthy.com/, or email dine@dinehealthy.com
SOURCE
http://www.dinehealthy.com/
www.militaryfamilies.psu.edu
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of
Family Policy, Children, and Youth, U.S. Department of Defense under Award No. 2010-48709-21867 developed in collaboration with The
Pennsylvania State University.
April 2013