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Session

Objectives

Health Topics

Session 1

A. Overview of the goals and objectives of the program

B. Get to know each other

Introduction to the Program

Session 2

A. To learn how to read nutritional facts labels

B. To discuss the importance of fruits and vegetables

Healthy Eating and You: Part 1

a. Reading Nutritional Facts Labela

b. Portion Sizesa

c. Fruits and Vegetablesa

d. Making Healthy Food Choicesa

e. What is a healthy diet?

Session 3

A. Learn about heart-healthy fats and proteins

B. Learn about grains and dairy

C. Learn about fiber rich food

Healthy Eating and You: Part 2

a. Healthy Fats vs. Less Healthy Fatsa

b. Powered by Proteina

c. Meat, Heart disease, and Cancera

d. Plant-Based Proteina

e. Grains and Dairya

Fiber-rich Foods

Session 4

A. To learn discuss how to put into practice what you have learned about healthy eating

B. To learn about healthy eating outside of the home

C. To discuss recipe modifications for heart healthy recipes

Healthy Eating and You: Part 3

a. Practice Healthy Eating

b. Healthy Eating Outside of the Homea

c. Social Events and Your Healtha

d. Healthy Recipe Modificationsa

Session 5

A. To learn about added sugars

B. To learn about sugar-sweetened beverages

To learn about menu planning

Healthy Eating and You: Part 4

a. Drinking Watera

b. Sugar-sweetened Beveragesa

c. Sports drinks and energy drinksa

d. Added Sugara

e. Snacks and Treatsa

Menu Planninga

Session 6

A. To learn the symptoms of high blood pressure

B. To provide an overview of the treatment for high blood pressure

High Blood Pressure

a. What is high blood pressure?

b. Symptoms of high blood pressure

c. Treatments for high blood pressure

d. Salt and high blood pressure

Blood pressure and my body

Session 7

A. To learn about good and bad cholesterol

B. To learn how and when to treat high cholesterol

Cholesterol

a. What is cholesterol?

b. Good vs. Bad Cholesterol

c. Health Complications with High Cholesterol

d. Treatments for High Cholesterol

e. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk, Heart Failure, and Stroke

f. Getting a cholesterol test

Session 9

A. To learn about the different doctors that care for you (primary care doctor and specialist)

B. To learn about disease prevention

Your Doctors and You

a. What is a primary care provider?

b. What is a specialist or specialty doctor?

The importance of yearly checkups

Session 10

A. To learn about cancer prevention and early detection

Cancer Screenings

a. Colorectal Cancer

b. Cervical Cancer

c. Prostate Cancer

Breast Cancer

Session 11

A. To learn about the harmful effects of tobacco use

B. To learn about secondhand smoking and it’s affects

C. To learn about the cancers caused by smoking

Tobacco Use

a. Tobacco Use Screening

b. Tobacco Alternatives

c. Secondhand smoking

d. Lung cancer screening

Smoking related cancers

Session 12

A. To review the health risk of alcohol consumption

Alcohol and My Health

a. Alcohol consumption recommendations

b. Alcohol Misuse

c. Health Risks of Drinking Alcohol

Interactions Between Medicines and Alcohol

  1. aContent adapted from Rebecca A. Seguin-Fowler, PhD, RDN, CSCS on behalf of the StrongPeople Program (formerly known as the StrongWomen Program)