Far North Queensland Rural Division of General Practice

Accredited Lifestyle Modification Program Name: ACT NOW

ACT NOW is a six month holistic program that offers participants information and strategies that address physical activity, nutrition and behaviour strategies in the Cairns area.

Facilitator Name: Ms Ros Gabriel
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4057 7993


Accredited Lifestyle Modification Program Name: Reset your life

Reset your life is an evidence-based healthy lifestyle program to prevent type 2 diabetes. It has been developed by the Australian General Practice Network and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.

The program is for people aged 40 to 49 years who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Seven group sessions are held over a period of 6-8 months with an 'intensive phase' of 4 months. The program is run as small group sessions with a maximum of 15 participants in each group.

Facilitator Name: Julie Eaton, Registered Nurse and Credentialed Diabetes Educator
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4080 1500


Facilitator Name: Carole Forrester
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4080 1508


Facilitator Name: Tina Yiannakis, Registered Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4057 4652


Facilitator Name: Tanya Barker, Healthy Lifestyle coordinator
Facilitator contact phone number: 0447155674

Accredited Lifestyle Modification Program Name: Lighten Up

Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle Program is an evidence-based selective preventative intervention developed by Queensland Health. It is a group-based program that encourages adults who are at risk of chronic disease to adopt a healthier lifestyle, prevent weight gain, or lose weight through sustainable behaviour change. Lighten Up assists participants to develop skills to set and achieve goals for long term health benefits. It does not focus on short-term results, but rather on strategies that enable people to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The program consists of seven workshops and 3 individual screening sessions, and is designed to be delivered by health professionals from a variety of backgrounds. The workshops are run over six months to comply with the National accreditation standards.

Facilitator Name: Leah Stevenson, Bachelor Health Promotion
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4060 5313

Facilitator Name: Elizabeth McCollough, Clinical Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4068 4101

Facilitator Name: Roz Abbott, Mental Health Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4060 5327

Facilitator Name: Desleigh Barrow, Clinical Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4060 9177

Facilitator Name: Georgina Davis, Dietitian, Nutritionist
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4046 8530

Facilitator Name: Wendy Kenna, Registered Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: 07 4084 1200

Facilitator Name: Tina Yiannakis, Registered Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4057 4652

Facilitator Name: Tess Huffam, Diabetes Educator and Community Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4091 0263

Facilitator Name: Jenny Todd, Community Nurse, CN
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4091 0263

Facilitator Name: Tanya Barker, Registered Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4086 2900