Eat Smart, Move More…NC Programs & Tools: Health Care

Big 5 Prescription Pads

  • Who is it for?

    Doctors, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.

  • How do you get it?

    This resource is distributed electronically and can be downloaded on this page.

  • How is it used?

    Provides a way to talk to patients about important behaviors that will help them to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Health Care professionals can use these customizable prescription pads to talk to patients about five important yet simple food and physical activity behaviors that will help them to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Big 5 Prescription Pads

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Health Care Programs & Tools

Pediatric Obesity Tools
Pediatric Obesity Tools
Tools to prevent, assess, and treat childhood overweight and obesity
Patient Education Packets
Patient Education Packets
Patient materials for health care professionals
Big 5 Prescription Pad
Patient Education Packets
Customizable prescription pads to address patients’ health behaviors
Fast Food and Families
Fast Food and Families
Interactive CD with tips on eating smart at fast food restaurants
BMI: Are You at a Healthy Weight?
BMI: Are You at a Healthy Weight?
Downloadable poster to help you calculate your Body Mass Index
Medical Nutritional Therapy
Medical Nutritional Therapy
Provides guidance on topics for nutrition visits with overweight children
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing
Resources on this cognitive behavioral technique
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less
Eat Smart, Move More, Weight Less
Snacks and Drinks Guide
Snacks and Drinks Guide
Simple solutions to help you and your family eat healthy.
Trends, Effects, and Solutions
Trends, Effects, and Solutions
White Papers on trends, effects, and solutions.

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