Resources for Health Professionals

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Portion Management

To keep calories in check, be mindful about the amount of food you eat on each occasion at breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. You can still enjoy your favorite foods, just in moderation. To do this, you need to be aware of portion sizes and choose the amount that’s right for you. Research suggests that we eat in “units,” such as a sandwich, a plate of food or a slice of pizza—but today’s units come in varying sizes! Of course, the bigger the portion, the more calories you’re eating—and this is where the nutrition label can be a useful tool. Use the label to determine the amount of calories and nutrients per serving so you can keep track of how much you’re eating.

Diabetes

Clinical Practice Guidelines
View the clinical practice recommendations from the American Diabetes Association online, or download them to your Palm OS Device at www.diabetes.org/for-health-professionals-and-scientists/cpr.jsp.

Clinical Practice Tools and Patient Education Resources
Resources for patient education, including online videos about Type 2 and type 1diabetes, reproducible client education handouts, and toolkits for caring for clients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity can be found at www.diabetes.org/for-health-professionals-and-scientists/resources.jsp.

Clinical practice tools and patient education materials are available from the National Diabetes Education Program at http://ndep.nih.gov/resources/health.htm

Patient education materials and other publications in English and Spanish are available at http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/materials.cfm?CH=NDIC

The CDC diabetes home page, www.cdc.gov/diabetes, contains the National Diabetes Fact Sheet, National Diabetes Surveillance System, diabetes projects, and various articles on children and diabetes.

Professional Membership in the American Diabetes Association
Information about professional membership in the American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org/membership/professional.jsp.

Hypertension

Clinical Practice Guidelines
View the seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7), or download the clinical application tools to your Palm OS device at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/index.htm.

Clinical Practice Tools and Patient Education Resources
Clinical practice tools and various patient education resources for hypertension are available from the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI): www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm.

Hyperlipidemia (High Blood Cholesterol)

Clinical Practice Guidelines
View the third report of the expert panel on the Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) or download them to your Palm OS device at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index.htm.

Clinical Practice Tools and Patient Education Resources
Patient education materials and tools to enhance your clinical practice are located at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm.

The American Heart Association Professional Education/Resource Center includes updated information on clinical guidelines as well as recent updates to information about cardiovascular disease and stroke: www.professionaleducationcenter.americanheart.org/ihtml/application/student/ interface.heart/

Professional Membership in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Information about professional membership in the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association: http://my.americanheart.org/portal/professional/memberservices

Obesity

Clinical Treatment Guidelines
View the clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults or download them to your Palm OS device at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm.

BMI Calculator
An online body mass index calculator is available from the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute at www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm.

Other Resources for Health Professionals

The National Guideline Clearinghouse™
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Visit this website at www.guideline.gov.

The American Dietetic Association
The American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Get reliable nutrition information, and use the “Find a Nutrition Professional” to help you refer clients to a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) in your area. Visit the American Dietetic Association at www.eatright.org.

GetFit Tips were taken from www.eatright.org, by the American Dietetic Association and www.CDC.gov by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.