TALKING WITH MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, pp. 7–8

Goal: Encourage and enhance the patient-provider dialogue

Format: Tips, sample questions

Roles: Patient reads on her own and prepares questions for her health care provider

Speaker Notes:

The Talking With My Health Care Provider section is found on pages 7–8 of the Guide.

This section includes tips on how the patient can start a conversation with you about physical activity and healthy eating. It also gives sample questions that she can ask and provides spaces to fill in with her own questions.

The patient completes this section on her own and shares any questions that she has with you during the health care visit.