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Townsville GP Network
Accredited Lifestyle Modification Program Name: Health Wise Choice
Health Wise Choice provides participants with facts about healthy eating and being active, barriers, group education sessions detailing lifestyle risk factor change, healthy eating, weight management and pre-diabetes as part of a comprehensive Lifestyle Modification Program.
The program runs over six months and consists of a combination of individual and group sessions. Individual assessments are carried out at the start and finish of the exercise component.
Facilitator Name: Michael Watter
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4728 6913
Facilitator contact fax number: (07) 4728 4098
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 Twomey, Practice Nurse specialising in Chronic Disease Management
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4725 8915
Facilitator Name: Maria Bernadette Finn, Registered Nurse and Practice Manager
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4725 8915
Accredited Lifestyle Modificaition 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: Anthea Skinner, Registered Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4787 4797
Facilitator Name: Achamma Jospeh, Dietitian/Nutritionist
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4772 4144
Facilitator Name: Jodie Fitzpatrick, Bachelor of Health Science - Nutrition
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4775 8017
Facilitator Name: Karen Szymanski, Bachelor of Social Work with Honours
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4796 3226
Facilitator Name: Kris O'Brien, Registered Nurse
Facilitator contact phone number: (07) 4720 3050
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