Lifestyle: Resources

Section	Name	Description
	Lifestyle Medicine Mentored Activities
	LM Course Files	Files that you may need to download for the course.
	Peer activities

Module 1: Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine	Stretching Exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 1 : Lesson 1: Definition, Role, and Evidence Base for Lifestyle Medicine	Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease	Watch the video. If necessary, download a transcript of the video by clicking on the link titled ʺView Transcriptʺ.
	Lifestyle Medicine - Evidence Review	Read pages 2-5.
	Lifestyle Medicine Competencies for Primary Care Physicians	Read the entire article.
	Lifestyle Medicine - Evidence Review	Read pages 14-43, and page 70.
	TEDxMindStreamAcademy - Dr. David Katz - The Road to Health	Watch the video.
	Lifestyle Medicine Competencies	Read the web page.
	Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018	Scroll down through the list and click on links to access the fact sheets for United States of America, Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Germany. Read those fact sheets and the fact sheets of any other high-income country of your choice. Learn about the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in high-income countries.

Module 1 : Lesson 2: The Importance of Lifestyle Medicine in Treating the World's Lifestyle Disease Burden	Lifestyle medicine potential for reversing a world of chronic disease epidemics: from cell to community	Read the entire article.
	Lifestyle Medicine	Read the entire web page.
	Lifestyle medicine: The importance of considering all the causes of disease	Read the entire article.

Module 1 : Lesson 3: The Role of Physician Health and Physician Advocacy	Lifestyle Medicine - Evidence Review	Read from the section titled "Physician Responsibility" (page 9) to the section titled "A. Prevalence of Lifestyle-related Conditions" (page 10).
	Physicians' health practices strongly influence patient health practices	Read the entire article.
	How to Exercise at Your Desk	Practice the recommended exercises at your desk, as outlined in the images at the bottom of the web page.

Module 1 : Lesson 4: Environmental Lifestyle Factors and Their Impact on Non-communicable Diseases	Global Health Risk - Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks	Read "Summary" (page v), along with "2.6 Environmental risks" and "2.7 Occupational and other risks" (pages 23-27).
	Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes	Read the entire article.

Module 2: Fundamentals of Health Behavior Change	Stretching Exercises	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 2 : Lesson 1: Introduction to Behavior Change	Introduction to Behavior Change
	Why behavior change is hard - and why you should keep trying	Read the entire article.

Module 2 : Lesson 2: Tools for Health Behavior Change	Tools for Health Behavior Change
	The Stages of Change Model, and Treatment Planning	Read slides 8-29.
	Influencing Patient Adherence to Treatment Guidelines	Read the entire article.
	Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 35	Scroll down and in Chapter 1 click on the link titled "A Transtheoretical Model Of the Stages of Change" and read the content of that section. For more information, read Chapter 8, "Measuring Components of Client Motivation" (optional reading).

Module 2 : Lesson 3: Techniques for Health Behavior Change	Techniques for Health Behavior Change
	Health Goals	Read the entire document that outlines how to set S.M.A.R.T. health goals.
	Encouraging Patients to Change Unhealthy Behaviors with Motivational Interviewing	Read the entire article.
	CCNC Motivational Interviewing (MI) Resource Guide	Read pages 5-6, 21, and 28-30.
	Positive psychology in practice	Read down to the section "Resources".
	5 A’s Behavior Change Model Adapted for Self-Management Support Improvement	Read the entire document.
	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Adult Obesity	Read the entire article.
	Motivational interviewing techniques: Facilitating behaviour change in the general practice setting	Read the entire article.
	The 10 Building Blocks of Primary Care - My Action Plan	Read the entire text.

Module 2 : Lesson 4: Building Effective Relationships with Patients	Building Effective Relationship with Patients
	The Effective Physician: Motivational Interviewing Demonstration	Watch the entire video.
	The Ineffective Physician: Non-Motivational Approach	Watch the entire video.

Module 2 : Lesson 5: Maintain Healthy Behaviors	Maintain Healthy Behaviors
	Making lifestyle changes that last	Read the web page.
	Tips for Making Healthy Behavior Changes Last	Read the entire document.
	Supporting Self-management in Patients with Chronic Illness	Read down to the section "Motivational Interviewing".

Module 3: Physical Activity	Stretching Exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 3 : Lesson 1: Introduction to Physical Activity	Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health	Read section 2.1, "Public Health Significance of Physical Activity" (page 10).
	Your Prescription for Health - Exercise Is Medicine - Fact Sheet	Read the entire fact sheet.
	Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy	Read the Summary.
	23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?	Watch the entire video.

Module 3: Lesson 2: Recommendations on Physical Activity	Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health	Read the Executive Summary (pages 7-8).
	How fast does the Grim Reaper walk? Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis in healthy men aged 70 and over	Read the Abstract. For additional information, read the entire article (optional). Note: This article is based on scientific research.

Module 3: Lesson 3: Components of Physical Activity	Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults: Guidance for Prescribing Exercise	Read the entire article.
	Activity Bursts Everywhere for Fitness - Physical Activity Engineered to fit YOUR life!	Choose one exercise video to perform either at home, in the office, or in the waiting area. Enjoy.

Module 3 : Lesson 4: Patient Evaluation	Exercise Prescription Doctor's Handbook	Scroll down and in Chapter 3 (Pre-participation Health Screening), read pages 16-21.
	Updating ACSM’s Recommendations for Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening	Study Figure 2 (essential). Then, read from the section ʺThe New Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening Process Algorithm" to the end of the article (essential). The text preceding this section is optional reading.
	2019 PAR-Q+ The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone	Scroll through the questionnaire.

Module 3 : Lesson 5: Exercise Prescription	Physical Education/Health Education; Grade 11 Active Healthy Lifestyles: Manitoba Physical Education/Health Education Curriculum Framework of Outcomes and A Foundation for Implementation	Read from the section "The FITT Principle" (page 168) to the end of page 172.
	Your Prescription for Health - Exercise is Medicine	Read the text.
	Physical activity on asthmatic and diabetic patients	Under the heading "Exercise Rx for Medical Conditions", click on the links "Asthma" and "Type 2 Diabetes" and read the content, along with any other topics in the Health Series.
	Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents	Read the text.
	Committee Opinion: Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period	Read the entire document.
	The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale	Read the entire article.

Module 3 : Lesson 6: Improving Exercise Adoption and Maintenance	Exercise Prescription Doctor's Handbook	Scroll down to Chapter 4 (General Principles of Exercise Prescription), then read the section "Improving Exercise Adoption and Maintenance" (pages 33-37).
	Healthcare Providers' Action Guide	Read pages 2-3, 8-11, and 17-19.
	Exercise Prescription Doctor's Handbook	Scroll through the resource and read chapters and sections of interest to you. Note: Some parts of this resource should already have been read.

Module 4: Nutrition	Stretching exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 4 : Lesson 1: Introduction to Nutrition	Introduction to Nutrition
	Overview of Nutrition	Read down to the section "Micronutrients".
	EFSA sets European dietary reference values for nutrient intakes	Read the web page.
	Energy intake and expenditure	Read slides 1-6.
	Micronutrients for Health	Read the document.
	Vitamin Supplements: Hype or Help for Healthy Eating	Read the web page.
	Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition	Scroll down and click on "Chapter 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes". Then, under the heading "Chronic Disease Prevention", read the subsection "Eat a Healthy Diet" and the section "Potential of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors to Prevent Chronic Diseases".
	Vitamins and Minerals	Scroll through the site.

Module 4 : Lesson 2: The Role of Nutrition in Preventing and Treating Chronic Diseases	The Role of Nutrition in Preventing and Treating Chronic Diseases
	Healthy diet	Read the fact sheet.
	Nutritional Recommendations for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	Read the entire article.
	Diets for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: What Is the Evidence?	Read the entire article.
	The prevention and control the type-2 diabetes by changing lifestyle and dietary pattern	Read the entire article.
	Can diet alone reverse Type 2 diabetes?	Read the web page.
	Effects of Different Dietary Interventions on Blood Pressure	Read the entire article.
	Joslin Diabetes Center and Joslin Clinic - Clinical Nutrition Guideline for Overweight and Obese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes or Those at High Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes	Read the guideline.
	11 foods that lower cholesterol	Read the entire web page.
	Heal Well: A Cancer Nutrition Guide	Read chapters 1 and 2 (pages 3-14) as well as chapters 5 and 6 (pages 21-24).
	Overview of Inflammation	Read the entire article.
	Foods that fight inflammation	Read the web page.
	The Mediterranean Diet	Watch the entire video.
	Nutrition Pilot Curriculum (Archived)	Watch the entire video.
	Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease: Finding the Perfect Recipe for Cardiovascular Health	Read the entire article.
	Mediterranean Diet and Diabetes: Prevention and Treatment	Read the entire article.
	Nutrition Prescription to Achieve Positive Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review	Read the entire article.
	Macronutrient intake induces oxidative and inflammatory stress: potential relevance to atherosclerosis and insulin resistance	Read the entire article.
	Diet and Inflammation	Read the section titled "Abstract".

Module 4 : Lesson 3: Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Prescriptions	Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Prescriptions
	Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (Eighth Edition) - For Professionals: Recommendations At-A-Glance	Read the entire guideline.
	Choose MyPlate	Scroll through the site.
	Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (Eighth Edition) - For Professionals: Talk to Your Patients & Clients About Healthy Eating Patterns	Read the entire guideline.
	Healthy cooking tips	Read the entire web page.
	Nutrition prescriptions	Read the entire web page.
	What's On The Nutrition Facts Label	Read the entire Fact Sheet.
	Culinary Medicine – Resources for Patients and Clinicians	Watch two recipes videos as well as the "Cooking at Home Instructional Videos" found at the bottom of the web page.
	Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (Eighth Edition) - An In-Depth Look at the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines	Read through the slide presentation.
	Stanford Introduction to Food and Health	Go to "Enroll Now", register, and do the course.

Module 4 : Lesson 4: Obesity	Obesity
	About Obesity	Read the entire web page. Then, download the "Obesity is a disease statement" and read the statement.
	Obesity and overweight	Read the Fact Sheet.
	Adult Obesity Causes & Consequences	Read the web page and then click on the link titled "Obesity and Genomics". Then, read the content of the web page titled "Behavior, environment, and genetic factors all have a role in causing people to be overweight and obese".
	Measuring Obesity	Read down to the beginning of the section titled "Bioelectric Impedance (BIA)".
	U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: Recommendation Statement	Read down to the section titled ʺClinical Considerationsʺ. Be sure to read Table 1.
	Treatment for Overweight & Obesity	Read the entire web page. Then, under the heading "Healthy eating plan and regular physical activity", click on the link titled "healthy eating plan" and read the web page titled "Eating & Physical Activity to Lose or Maintain Weight".
	Obesity: a chronic relapsing progressive disease process. A position statement of the World Obesity Federation	Read the entire article.
	Obesity prevalence worldwide - Adults	Explore the interactive map and read the country statistics listed below the map.
	Overweight & Obesity	Scroll through the site.
	Treatment of Adult Obesity with Bariatric Surgery	Read the entire article.
	What's the Best Diet? Healthy Eating 101	Watch the entire video.
	Healthy Weight Checklist	Read the entire web page.
	Office-Based Strategies for the Management of Obesity	Read the entire article.

Module 5: Sleep Health	Stretching Exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 5: Lesson 1: The Role of Sleep in Health	Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem	Read from the beginning of chapter 2 titled "Sleep Physiology" down to the section titled "Sleep-Wake Regulation" (essential). The rest of the chapter is optional reading.
	Sleep and Chronic Disease	Read the entire web page.
	Sleep and Disease Risk	Read the information on the web page.
	Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: A Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society	Read the entire article.
	Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine	Read the entire article.
	Session 4: Understanding Sleep's Role in Health Promotion & Chronic Disease (Archived Webinar)	Watch and listen to the webinar.
	Association of Sleep Duration with Chronic Diseases in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam Study	Read the entire article.
	Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem	Read whichever section(s) that is of interest to you (for those interested in depth).

Module 5 : Lesson 2: Sleep Disorder Evaluation and Management	Management of Common Sleep Disorders	Read the entire article.
	STOP Questionnaire: A Tool to Screen Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Read down to the section titled "Materials and Methods". Then, scroll down and read "Appendix 1: STOP Questionnaire".
	NIH MedlinePlus - the magazine (Summer 2012)	Scroll down and read pages 19, 20 (Tips for Getting A Good Night’s Sleep), and 21 (Sample Sleep Diary).
	Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency	Scroll down and read the section titled "Strategies for Getting Enough Sleep".
	Twelve Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep	Read the web page.
	Sleep problems - Insomnia Management Kit	Explore the site and read in detail the content of the link titled "Sleep: Facts and Hygiene".
	Fiber and Saturated Fat Are Associated with Sleep Arousals and Slow Wave Sleep	Read the abstract, discussion, and conclusions.
	Blue light has a dark side	Read the entire health letter.
	Relationship between Food Intake and Sleep Pattern in Healthy Individuals	Read the entire article.
	Your Guide to Healthy Sleep	Look through the booklet.
	Impact of lifestyle and technology developments on sleep	Read the entire article.

Module 6: Tobacco Use	Stretching Exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 6 : Lesson 1: Epidemiology of Tobacco-Related Diseases	The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General - Executive Summary	Read the section titled "Overview" including Figures 1A and 1B (pages 1-3). Then, read "Section 2: The Health Consequences of Active and Passive Smoking: The Evidence in 2014" (page 5) down to the section titled "Chapter 5: Nicotine" (page 7).
	21st-Century Hazards of Smoking and Benefits of Cessation in the United States	Read the section titled "Abstract".
	Final Recommendation Statement: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions	Read the recommendation statement.
	Final Recommendation Statement: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions	Read the recommendation statement.
	Smoking Cessation Interventions for Youth: A Review of the Literature	Read the report.

Module 6 : Lesson 2: The Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioral Components of Tobacco Use	Nicotine Addiction	Read down to the section titled "Vulnerability to Addiction".
	Pharmacology of Nicotine: Addiction, Smoking-Induced Disease, and Therapeutics	Read the section titled "Mechanisms of Action".
	The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General.	Scroll down and in chapter 5, read the section titled ʺPathophysiology of Nicotine Addictionʺ.

Module 6 : Lesson 3: Treatment of Tobacco Use	Physician advice for smoking cessation	Read the section titled "Abstract".
	Toolkit for delivering the 5A’s and 5R’s brief tobacco interventions in primary care	Read the section titled "II. The unique role of the healthcare provider in tobacco control" (page 6). Then, read from the sub-section titled "iii. Three Challenges of Quitting" (page 10) down to the end of the section titled "V. The 5R's model to increase motivation to quit" (page 13 -14).
	Instrument: Fagerstrom Test For Nicotine Dependence (FTND)	Read the web page. Then, open the attachment titled "Fagerstrom Test_2014March24.pdf" and read the questionnaire.
	The Brief Tobacco Intervention	Read the section titled "The 2As & R" (page 1).
	Promoting Smoking Cessation	Read the entire article.
	Stages of Change	Read the entire web page.
	Quitting is a Journey	Scroll through the site.
	Very Brief Advice on Smoking - 30 Seconds to save a life	Watch the video titled "30 Seconds to save a life".
	For Smokers Who Want to Quit - One Step at a Time	Read the entire booklet.
	treatobacco.net: Resource library	Scroll through the site.

Module 7: Alcohol Use	Stretching exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 7 : Lesson 1: Epidemiology of Alcohol-Related Diseases	Global status report on alcohol and health 2014	Read the section titled "Executive summary" (pages xiii-xiv). Then, read from the section titled "1.6.1 Health Consequences for Drinkers" (pages 11-13). Ensure you examine boxes 3 and 4.
	Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment	Read the entire article.

Module 7 : Lesson 2: Screening for Harmful Alcohol Use	Alcohol Screening and Counseling	Read the web page (essential). If you require additional information, click on the link titled "Vital Signs – Alcohol Screening and Counseling? [PODCAST – 1:15 minutes]" and listen to the PODCAST (optional).
	STABLE Resource Toolkit	Read pages 23 to 27 in the STABLE Resource Toolkit.

Module 7 : Lesson 3: Intervention and Prevention	Planning and Implementing Screening and Brief Intervention for Risky Alcohol Use	Read the section titled "II. Adapting Alcohol SBI to Your Practice" (pages 11-17). The rest of the guide is optional reading.
	Relapse Prevention Video: Early Warning Signs and Important Coping Skills	Watch the video and read the text found below it.
	Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 35	Read the section titled "Motivational Intervention And the Stages of Change" (pages 29-30) and examine Figure 2.2 (pages 31-32). Read chapters 4-7 to learn more about modifying treatments in relation to the patient's stage of change (optional reading).

Module 8: Emotional and Mental Well-being	Stretching exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 8 : Lesson 1: Relationship Between Stress and Health	Relationship Between Stress and Health
	The effects of chronic stress on health: new insights into the molecular mechanisms of brain–body communication	Read down to the sub-section titled "Effects of chronic stress on hematopoietic stem cells in cardiovascular diseases".
	6 ways to improve your emotional wellness	Read the entire web page.
	The Nature of Stress	Read the entire article.
	Positive Emotions and Your Health: Developing a Brighter Outlook	Read the entire article.

Module 8 : Lesson 2: Screening and Screening Tools	Screening and Screening Tools
	Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS)	Click on the link titled "Overview of DASS" and read the content. Then, return to the home page and click on the link titled "Download DASS". Download the response forms as well as the scoring template and read the content of those documents.
	Official Standards of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine	Scroll down and click on the link titled "Standards document". Then, in the document titled "Lifestyle Medicine Standards" read from the section titled "Stress Management/Guidelines" (page 9) down to the section titled "Tobacco Use Cessation Guidelines" (page 10).

Module 8 : Lesson 3: Lifestyle-related Intervention Strategies	Lifestyle Related Intervention Strategies
	Learn to manage stress	Read the entire web page.
	Exercise, Yoga, and Meditation for Depressive and Anxiety Disorders	Read the entire article.
	Relaxation techniques for stress	Read the entire web page.
	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction	Read the web page.
	Your mindfulness practice can be formal or informal	Read the article.
	3 Tips to Manage Stress	Read the web page.
	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program	Read the handbook for more information about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
	Body scan meditation session	Listen to the audio titled "15-minute meditation: Body scan".
	Guided Meditations	Listen to the guided meditation audios in the language of your choice. Download the transcripts if needed.

Module 8 : Lesson 4: Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Comorbidities	Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Comorbidities
	Addressing comorbidity between mental disorders and major noncommunicable diseases	Read abstract, executive summary, and from introduction to.the beginning of the section titled ʺ1.2 Political commitment to addressing the burden of mental disorders and major noncommunicable diseasesʺ. Then, read the sections titled ʺKey factsʺ (bullet points) and ʺConclusionsʺ for each noncommunicable disease found in sections 2.1 to 2.4. Then, read the chapter titled ʺ4. Conclusionsʺ (page 25-26).

Module 8 : Lesson 5: Stress and Burnout Among Physicians	The BASICS - Strategies for coping with stress and building personal resilience for physicians	Read the chapter titled "B is for Body" (pages 4-11).
	Burnout among physicians	Read the entire article.
	Stress and Burnout Among Physicians

Module 9: Sexuality and Health	Stretching Exercise	To refresh your mind and body before taking this module, let's start with some stretching exercises:

Module 9 : Lesson 1: Relationship Between Sexuality and Health	Defining sexual health	Read the web page.
	How Chronic Illness Can Affect Sexual Function	Read the entire web page.
	Drug-induced sexual dysfunction in men and women	Read the entire web page.
	Sexuality in Later Life	Read the web page.
	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health	Explore the web site.

Module 9: Lesson 2: Counseling Patients with Sexuality Issues	Talking With Patients About Sexuality and Sexual Health	Read the entire document. (12 mins)
	Sex Therapy for Non-Sex Therapists	Read down to the begining of the section titled "Sex Therapy Interventions".

Module 10: Implementing Lifestyle Medicine	Stretching

Module 10 : Lesson 1: Health Promotion in Clinics and Practices	Health Promotion in Clinics and Practices	To start learning about the Four(4) Strategies for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle, WATCH the 0:00- 8:53 of this video lecture:
	4 Strategies for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Your Practice	Read the entire document.
	Five(5) STEPS to Create a Wellness Culture	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73HbbLFigw&t=533s
	Physician Wellness: Preventing Resident and Fellow Burnout	Read the entire module.
	Ten principles of good interdisciplinary team work	Read the entire article below. For a concise summary of the article, you may view 10:09-12:27 of this video lecture:
	Leveraging Time With Lifestyle-Based Group Visits	Read the entire abstract of the resource below this page. You may also view 12:27 of this video lecture for more information.
	Employer Resources for Success	Browse the web page and click on any links of interest to you.
	Healthy Team Healthy U: A Prospective Validation of an Evidence-Based Worksite Health Promotion and Wellness Platform	Read the entire article.
	Ten Lessons in Collaboration	Read the entire article.
	Effects of a Multi-Disciplinary Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Young Women with Abdominal Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial	Read the entire article.
	Patient Experiences of a Theory-Based Lifestyle-Focused Group Treatment in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes	Read the entire article.
	Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?	Read the entire article.

Module 10 : Lesson 2: Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine	The role of primary health care in preventing the onset of chronic disease, with a particular focus on the lifestyle risk factors for obesity, tobacco and alcohol	Read pages 4 to 7 up to "6. Interventions for modification of lifestyle risks in primary health care "
	Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Recommendation Statement	Read the entire article.
	Screening for Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Recommendation Statement	Read the entire article.
	Comprehensive Adult New Patient Health History Questionnaire	Examine the questionnaire.
	2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC8)	Download the pdf version of the article by clicking on the link found at the top left side of the web page. Then, read all 9 recommendations listed in the box found on page 511 and examine the algorithm to manage hypertension outlined in Figure 1 (page 516). The rest of the guideline is optional reading.
	Screening for and Diagnosing Diabetes	Read the web page and explore the interactive screening tool. For more information, click on the link titled “Full Guidelines” found under the heading titled ʺGuidelinesʺ located on the top left side of the web page. Then, click on the link to chapter 3 titled ʺDefinition, Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes, Prediabetes and Metabolic Syndromeʺ found under the heading titled ʺ2018 Guidelinesʺ, and read the text (optional reading).
	Diabetes Mellitus Type 2	Read the content of all links found under the heading titled "Table of Contents".
	Lifestyle Management of Adult Obesity	Read the content of all links found under the heading titled "Table of Contents".
	2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children	Scroll down and read the chapter titled "9. Role of the health care team in the evaluation and management of obesity" (pages 51-54 in the Adobe toolbar).
	Adding Health Education Specialists to Your Practice	Read the entire article.
	Video Lecture: Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine	This video lecture summarizes all the key components of the lesson. You may watch it to revise before your quiz. Timestamps are shared in the page content
	Lifestyle Issues in Cardiac Health	Read the introduction to the case study. Then, click on the links titled ʺPatient Presentsʺ, ʺPatient Historyʺ, and ʺPhysical Examʺ found on the left side of the web page. Read the content of each link. The rest of the case study deals with the diagnosis and management of the condition.
	Nutrition Guideline Referral to Registered Dietitian	Read the entire guideline.

Module 10 : Lesson 3: Strategies for Effective Office Systems to Plan Screenings, Follow Up on Test Results and Clinical Follow-Ups	Committee Opinion: Tracking and Reminder Systems	Read the entire article.
	Automated Clinician Prompts and Referrals Facilitate Access to Counseling Services, Leading to Positive Behavior Changes Among Patients	Read the entire article.
	Comparative Effectiveness of Mailed Reminder Letters on Mammography Screening Compliance	Read the entire article.
	Video Lecture: Module 10- Lesson 3 (Developing an action plan)

Module 10: Lesson 4: Strategies to Obtain Information about Local Community Resources	Section 8. Identifying Community Assets and Resources	Read the entire web page.
	Primary Health Care Resource Centre	Explore the web page.
	Health together: how community resources can enhance clinical practice	Read the entire article.
	Module 10 Lesson 4 : Summary and Closing Remarks	This video lecture summarizes all the key components of the lesson. It also serves as closure for this course.

Section 53	Peer Activities
	Mentored Activities