The new programme aims to reduce the prevalence of heart disease, and more specifically, reduce hypertension rates across the district.
The Healthy Choices programme runs over 8 weeks, starting with a virtual welcome session to introduce Patients to the coaches and explain the approach, including what is involved. The remaining sessions are one-and-a-half-hour face to face sessions, with each week exploring a new healthy habit and including an exercise session.
The programme will coach Patients to set up for success through a mixture of peer group health education and exercise. The goal of this programme is to:
- Improve understanding of the long-term health risks of poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle
- Help minimise these risks using a simple framework
- Help make long term, sustainable changes.
Topics will include:
- choosing quality carbohydrates & fats
- learning how to plan ahead (meals/shopping/exercise)
- learning what is a balanced meal for reducing blood pressure
- Portion control - ways to measure and adjust
- Falling off the wagon - be prepared for it and how to get back in the saddle
- The environment - how to change it to make good choices easier
- Social circle - how to use it to make things easier for you
You can qualify for a free place if you have a:
- BMI over 30
- High blood pressure & high cholesterol
- Aged between 18-64
To find out more information, or to self-refer, please visit: www.eatmovebehappy.com