Contents

This Handbook describes the My Bright Future Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Guides and other patient and provider materials. It also contains information on how to train health care providers to implement the Guides in the clinical setting, using a PowerPoint presentation. Specifically you will find:

FOR ADMINISTRATORS

Administrator’s Handbook

• Introduces the Guides and other companion materials.
• Shows how the Guides and other materials fit into the health care visit and flow of the clinic.
• Gives ideas on how to implement the Guides in the clinical setting and how providers may use them.
• Provides tips for setting up a staff PowerPoint training session on the materials.

FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS

Guide for Young Women

Young female patients (age 11–20) answer questions in the Guide on their own during the health care visit. Then they review their responses with the health care provider.

• The Guide helps patients:
  • Identify current levels of physical activity and healthy eating behaviors.
  • Talk with providers about related issues.
  • Set goals to improve or change behaviors, as recommended by the provider.
  • Learn basic information to get started on reaching goals.
• Providers complete pages related to “My Health Care Visit” and “Setting My Goals” with patients.

Wallet Card for Young Women

• The take-home reference piece reinforces key messages contained in the Guide.
• Patients can keep the card in their purse or another convenient place and use it as a handy reference.

Guide for Adult Women

• Similar to the Guide for Young Women, this Guide is targeted at adult female patients age 21 and older.
• Providers complete pages related to “My Health Care Visit” and “Setting My Goals” with patients.

Adult “Reaching My Goal” Tip Sheets

• One-page sheets expand on key topics in the adult Guide by offering:
  • Tips for reaching specific goals.
  • Activities to try.
  • Testimonials from women who have met similar health challenges.
• Based on the goals set, the provider recommends the relevant tip sheet(s) for the patient to take home.

FOR PROVIDERS

Counseling Support Tool

• The reference helps providers to make recommendations based on the patient’s answers in the Guides.
• Links unhealthy answers (e.g., eating fruit only once a day) to information that providers can give patients:
  • Provides Federal health guidelines (e.g., eat at least 1 ½ - 2 cups of fruit daily).
  • Recommends behavioral improvements or changes (e.g., eat more fruits, drink 100% fruit juice)

CDC Chart: Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles for Young Women

• A chart developed by the CDC enables providers to record the body mass index-for-age percentiles for young women up to 20 years of age once the patient’s BMI is calculated. The CDC chart is available at:
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set3/chart%2016.pdf. The CDC chart:
  • Provides the formula for calculating BMI. If preferred an on-line calculator is available at http://www.shapeup.org/oap/entry.php
  • Determines whether the patient is underweight, at risk for overweight, or overweight.

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