NHLBI Educational Materials Catalog: Aim for a Healthy Weight Provider Kit - 2006
Aim for a Healthy Weight Provider Kit - 2006
Updated second edition, with new items! The "Aim for a Healthy Weight" education kit is designed to offer health care providers tools to help them identify, assess, and manage their overweight and obese patients and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. Based on feedback from health professionals, the 2006 kit contains two new items: a patient booklet and laminated card with an algorithm to assess, classify, and treat overweight and obese patients. Other kit components include clinical guidelines, quick-reference cards and tools, and a waist circumference tape measure.