Get Ready for Healthy Weight Week!

Aim for a Healthy Weight Primary Care Provider Education Kit

Did you know that treating the illnesses associated with obesity rivals the financial toll of smoking-related diseases, and that obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other serious health problems?

You can get everything you need to start an effective weight management program in your office or clinic. Based on the latest scientific evidence on the treatment of overweight patients, the items in the kit let health care professionals efficiently team up with their patients to help them achieve a safe, effective weight. Items include:

• A quick-reference card on "best practice" weight counseling techniques
• A pocket-sized, self-retracting tape for quick waist circumference measurement
• Customizable take-away patient health and weight profile sheets complete with tips for weight loss success
• A handy Practical Guide to effectively treat overweight and obese adults that includes a quick reference tool to ACT (assess, classify and treat patients) and reproducible patient handouts on:
  • Weekly Food and Activity Diary
  • Sample Reduced Calorie Menus
  • Food Preparation Tips
  • Dining Out Tips
  • Guide to Physical Activity
• A copy of the Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report for your reference library

Check Your Weight & Heart Disease I.Q.

Does being overweight put your patients at risk for heart disease? Are overweight children likely to become overweight adults? Get this true-or-false quiz for your patients and they can check the correct answers on the back for a fun way to find out what they know about weight and heart disease.

Item #3034. NO CHARGE for a single copy, just $.75 for each additional copy.