BRIGHT FUTURES FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS

BRIGHT FUTURES FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Guide for Adult Women 1 INTRODUCTION Purpose of module:  Explain how a patient and her health care provider use the Guide Explain the importance of different sections and questions in the Guide Introduce the Reaching My Goal Tip Sheets   2 PURPOSE OF THE GUIDE To help adult women:     Assess current behaviors Talk with their health care providers Set goals Learn physical activity and healthy eating information 3 ROLE OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  Review Getting Started answers    Complete My Health Care Visit Make recommendations Assist with goal setting 4 GETTING STARTED, pp. 3–6 Goal: Gather information about patients’ current behaviors Format: Questions Roles:   Patient fills out on her own Health care provider reviews answers 5 GETTING STARTED, pp. 3–6 Only 31% of adult women engage in regular, moderate physical activity. Source: CDC, National Health Interview Survey, Early Release 2003. 6 GETTING STARTED, pp. 3–6 These answers will help with ideas for incorporating physical activity. 7 GETTING STARTED, pp. 3–6 72% of women report eating less than five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2004. 8 GETTING STARTED, pp. 3–6 These answers will help with ideas for overcoming barriers to healthy eating. Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002. 9 TALKING WITH MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, pp. 7–8 Goal: Encourage and enhance the patientprovider dialogue Format: Tips, sample questions Roles: Patient reads on her own and prepares questions for her health care provider 10 TALKING WITH MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, pp. 7–8 The Guide helps the patient talk with her health care provider about physical activity and healthy eating. 11 MY HEALTH CARE VISIT, pp. 9–10 Goal: Assess behaviors and make recommendations Format: Height, weight, BMI, and other measurements; recommendations Roles: Health care provider fills out measurements and makes recommendations 12 MY HEALTH CARE VISIT, pp. 9–10 The health care provider calculates BMI and explains what the patient’s BMI means. 13 MY HEALTH CARE VISIT, pp. 9–10 The health care provider reviews the patient’s answers to the Getting Started questions and uses the Counseling Support Tool to make recommendations. 14 COUNSELING SUPPORT TOOL Goal: Assists with making recommendations based on patient answers in the Guide Format: Questions and answers, Federal guidelines, and general recommendations Roles: Health care provider uses Tool to assess patient behaviors and to make recommendations 15 COUNSELING SUPPORT TOOL 16 COUNSELING SUPPORT TOOL (continued) 17 COUNSELING SUPPORT TOOL (continued) 18 SETTING MY GOALS, pp. 11–12 Goal: Assist patients in setting goals Format: Charts Roles: Patient fills out with guidance from her health care provider (See the module on goal setting for more information.) 19 SETTING MY GOALS, pp. 11–12 The patient fills out these charts with help from her health care provider. The sample goal chart introduces the different elements involved in goal setting. 20 WHAT I SHOULD KNOW, pp. 13–20 Goal: Explain importance of physical activity and healthy eating and give information to help patients reach goals Format: Tips, charts Roles:   Patient reviews this section on her own Health care provider refers to it when making recommendations 21 WHAT I SHOULD KNOW, pp. 13–20 Pages 13–15 present benefits of being physically active and tips to help the patient add physical activity in her daily life. 22 WHAT I SHOULD KNOW, pp. 13–20 Pages 16–20 provide information to help the patient make healthy eating choices and get a variety of nutrients in her daily eating pattern. 23 HINTS FOR REACHING MY GOALS, pp. 21–22 Hints to help the patient get started on improving physical activity and healthy eating. 24 BACK COVER Resources that the patient can go to for more information. 25 REACHING MY GOAL TIP SHEETS Goal: Expand on topics in the Guide to help patients reach their specific goals Format: 1-pagers with tips, testimonials, activities Roles:  Health care provider “recommends” a Tip Sheet in My Health Care Visit Patient reviews on her own 26  TIP SHEETS—PHYSICAL ACTIVITY     Starting physical activity Starting a walking program Getting daily physical activity Physical activities for patients with disabilities 27 TIP SHEETS—HEALTHY EATING     Grocery shopping Understanding the food label Getting iron Getting calcium   Eating out Reaching a healthy weight 28 TIP SHEETS—HEALTHY EATING       Grocery shopping Understanding the food label Getting iron Getting calcium Eating out Reaching a healthy weight 29 TIP SHEETS Space for the patient to record goal Easy tips for reaching her goal Testimonial Activity 30 SUMMARY The health care provider can use the Guides to help patients improve their physical and healthy eating habits by:     Reviewing Getting Started answers Completing My Health Care Visit Making recommendations Assisting with goal setting 31