The Five As
The 5 As motivational interviewing technique has been shown to increase patient motivation and behavioral change in obesity management.
Prescription Medications & Weight Gain
This article by the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) discusses what patients need to know about prescription medicine and weight gain. It includes a table that details medications known to possibly…
SMART Goals for Healthy Weight
Created by the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH), this worksheet helps patients and providers work together to set weight loss goals that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant,…
Motivational Interviewing for Diet, Exercise and Weight
Created by The Yale Rudd Center For Food Policy & Obesity, this resource provides examples of motivational interviewing-style questions to ask when assessing ambivalence and motivation for lifestyle changes in…
The Link Between Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Learn how to initiate tough discussions around weight and educate your patients about the health risks of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with this provider fact sheet from the American Academy…
5 Things You Should Know About Diabetic Eye Disease
The National Eye Health Education Program created this quick fact sheet for patients to learn more about diabetic eye disease.
Multilingual Diabetes Handouts
Scripps Health created a variety of handouts for diabetes patients available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Lao, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Standard Patient History Can Be Augmented Using Ethnographic Foodlife Questions
Published in the journal Nutrients, this article explores expanding the current, standard approach to patient history taking to include questions regarding patients’ foodlife (total relationship to food).
Plan Your Portions
This patient handout from the American Diabetes Association shows an image of a properly portioned food plate and is available in 6 variations: Asian, Classic, Hispanic (Spanish language), Indian, Pacific…