6 Lesson Heart Health Program

This program includes the most recent recommendations from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. 

“A healthy lifestyle reduces atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk at all ages.” – ACC/AHA

Patients who are at risk for heart disease often have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, plus other health risk factors like obesity or diabetes. This 6-step program takes a "whole heart approach" to provide lessons on a heart-healthy eating program that works for everything: blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, syndrome X, and diabetes. It is easy to learn for all populations and is taught in English and Spanish. It is evidence-based and uses the cut points provided by the National Cholesterol Education Program with notes from the American Diabetes Association on their new standards of care for blood pressure for individuals with diabetes.

Learning Objectives and Benefits:

The 6 Lesson Heart Education Kit is a comprehensive collection of heart health education materials to help you teach lessons about heart health. After all, heart health involves a lot more than switching from omelets to egg whites. Setting up habits that help the heart involves reducing daily sodium, fat, cholesterol, and saturated fat doses. It also means eating more fiber and other foods that are key to the DASH diet. Crafting a heart-healthy lifestyle relies on balancing energy intake and output, which usually calls for a total lifestyle reboot for most consumers. Our best materials will help you guide your clients through this process in a systematic manner that is "just what they need to know" and "fun to learn."

A pre and post-test will ensure they learn everything they need to know!

6 Lessons on CD: PDF handouts with leader's guide AND PowerPoint shows with speaker's notes:

Blood Pressure 101:

• What is blood pressure?
• Why is high blood pressure bad for you?
• Three steps to lower blood pressure: eat less sodium, eat more fruits and vegetables, reduce your weight
• play the stoplight game - guess which foods lower and raise blood pressure
• (EVIDENCE and stastics resources for leader)

• What is cholesterol
• Why is high cholesterol bad for you
• Three steps to lower cholesterol: eat less saturated fat/cholesterol and trans fat, eat more fiber, and reduce your weight
• Play the stop light game - guess which foods lower it and raise it
• (EVIDENCE and references for leader)
• Includes updates from AHA and ACC

• Meet the DASH Diet Studies,
• Why Does DASH Work,
• DASH Menu Ideas
• rewrite this menu game
• (EVIDENCE resources for leader)

• How is weight gained or lost
• it's all about high-fiber choices
• It's all about portion control
• Change this portion of the game
• (EVIDENCE resources for leader)

• Easy substitutions for favorite recipes to lower fat and sodium and increase fiber
• Healthy plate instructions and meal makeover examples
• Quick and healthy meal photo show (will include ethnic/minority and food desert ideas)
• Quick meal handouts
• Cooking demo ideas for the leader

• Fat in food
• Sugar in beverages
• Sodium content for foods that sound healthy
• How to eat out in a fast food restaurant and keep your heart healthy
• Makeovers using better choices and portion control
• The game will "make this meal better."

This program contains a CD with:

• A leader guide PDF that lists the most important need-to-know information about each topic plus a sequence of activities to teach it along with copies of the handouts.
• 6 PowerPoint shows PPT with the basic lessons in a very visual format with photos and high-quality illustrations. PLUS, a fun quiz at the end of each show. Reinforce your lessons with a game.
• Handouts that are very easy to understand (PDF)
• Plus, free digital download after checkout.

Ground-breaking strategies to engage your audience:

Shipped CD:

• 6 PowerPoint Shows with speaker's notes. Each show is from 30 to 70 slides.
• 54-page book with a leader guide and handouts in PDF 

Table of contents for 54-page PDF book:

Getting Started Guide
Heart Health Quiz

Blood Pressure
Leader Guide
Handouts:

• Meet Blood Pressure
• Blood Pressure 101
• Tests, Treatment, Prevention
• Lower BP in 3 Steps
• Play the Stoplight Game

Cholesterol
Leader Guide
Handouts:

• Meet Cholesterol
• Risks and Dangers
• Lower in 3 Steps
• Play the Stoplight Game

DASH
Leader Guide
Handouts:

• Make the DASH
• Why Does DASH Work?
• DASH Menu Ideas
• Rewrite the Menu

Weight
Leader Guide
Handouts:

• Consume Fewer Calories
• Exercise and Move More
• Fiber Is The Key
• Scale Down Your Portions
• Change This Portion

Healthful Cooking
Leader Guide
Handouts:

• Make A Healthful Plate
• Meal Makeovers
• Substitute Your Way
• Microwave Oatmeal Recipe
• Green Soup Recipe
• Spinach Orange Salad

Fast Food
Leader Guide Handouts:

• How Much Fat is in That?
• How Much Sugar is in That?
• How Much Salt is in That?
• Avoid 6 Dining Out Dangers
• Meal Makeovers
• Make the Meal Better