Talking With My Health Care Team

Your health care team (e.g., nurse, nurse practitioner, dietician, promotora, physician assistant, health educator, or doctor) can help you get started. He/she can look at the booklet pages you filled out and then complete "My Health Care Visit: Advice," which shows where you are now in your health and how you can maintain or improve your health. To work with your health care team for your bright future, ask for some time to talk about healthy eating and physical activity when you go for your next appointment. Bring this booklet and ask the questions you write in below. Most team members will answer them gladly. You may also follow up by phone if needed.

My Questions About Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

In the space below, write questions that you would like to ask your health care team. To get some ideas, check out the list of sample questions below.

My own questions:

Sample Questions to Ask

• Am I in a healthy weight range for my height and age?
• Am I getting enough physical activity?
• How do I fit more physical activity into my life?
• How do I get started? What activity should I try first?
• Can I be physically active during my period?
• Should I change how I eat when I have my period?
• I'm not sure if I'm getting enough servings of (low fat or fat free milk, meat, fruit, vegetables, or grains) in my diet. Can you help me decide if I should add more?
• Where can I get healthy foods in this area?
• What kind of eating pattern is safe and healthy for me?

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