Motivational Interviewing
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Who is it for?
Health care professionals.
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How do you get it?
This resource is distributed electronically and can be downloaded on this page.
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How is it used?
Provides resources on a cognitive-behavioral technique that aims to help patients identify and change eating and physical activity.
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a relatively new cognitive-behavioral technique that aims to help patients identify and change behaviors that may be placing them at risk of developing health problems or that may be preventing optimal management of a chronic condition. The following resources may be useful for working with patients to develop healthy eating and physical activity behaviors and to achieve a healthy weight.