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

Patient Education Packets for Practitioners

  • Who is it for?

    Health care professionals.

  • How do you get it?

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

  • How is it used?

    Materials can be shared with patients to address the seven behaviors promoted by ESMM.

These simple, downloadable patient education materials are free for health care professionals — doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, nutritionists and others — to offer patients address the evidence-based behaviors the Eat Smart, Move More…NC movement encourages: prepare more meals at home, tame the tube, choose to move more everyday, right-size your portions, re-think your drink, enjoy more fruits and veggies, and breastfeed your baby.

Prepare more meals at home

Eating Smart at Home
Shopping Planner
Meal Planner
Eating Together for Health and Fitness
Eating Well at Lunchtime
Eating Well in the Morning
No More Food Fights

Tame the Tube

Moving More, Watching Less
12 Fun Ways to Enjoy TV-Free Family Time
12 Fun Ways to Get Fit Around Your Home
Smart Moves for a Healthy Weight
Moving for a Healthy Weight

Choose to Move More Everyday

Moving More, Everyday, Everywhere
Activity Planner
Walking Log
The Joy of Fitness from Morning 'til Night
Being Active Anywhere
Walking Works Wonders
Ten Ways to Fit Fitness into Every Day

Right-size your portions

Fast Food Survival Guide
The Secret to Serving Size Is in Your Hand!
12 Smart Ways to Right-Size Your Portions
Ten Ways to Downsize Serving Sizes

Re-think your drink

Making Smart Drink Choices
Smart Drinks for a Healthy Weight
Think Your Drink!

Enjoy More Fruits and Veggies

12 Delicious, Easy Ways to Enjoy Fruit
12 Delicious, Easy Ways to Enjoy Vegetables
Eating Fruit the Healthy "Weigh"
Eating Veggies the Healthy "Weigh"

Breast-Feed your Baby

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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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