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Molly Kellogg Podcasts	Course Summary 1. Title: Molly Kellogg Podcasts 2. Keywords/Themes: 3. Course Description: Motivational interviewing forms the foundation of this practical program. The focus here is on the basic counseling skills that are essential for Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA). The program can be used by a group of staff together or by individual counselors in their own time. It is all on-line and available ... More About This Course
Body Mass Index Assessment: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs	There are four sections in this course: Section 1: Overview of BMI Assessment: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section 2: Weighing the Child with Special Health Care Needs Section 3: Measuring Height in the Child with Special Health Care Needs Section 4: Managing Behavior while Measuring BMI in the Child with Special Health Care Needs There is a post-test at the end of the course. You have to score 80% or... More About This Course
Motivational Interviewing: Supporting Patients in Health Behavior Change	This course is designed to equip healthcare providers and ancillary staff with the knowledge and tools to optimize patient behavior change to ultimately improve health outcomes. The following are the topics that will be covered in this course: Components of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Benefits of Using Motivational Interviewing Traditional Expert-Centered Model vs. MI Patient-Centered Model Principles of MI Readiness to Elicit... More About This Course
Salt/Sodium Reduction: Opportunities for Change	There are four sections in this course: Section 1: Salt and Sodium – Sources and Recommendations Section 2: Public Health Imperative Section 3: Campaigns and Actions Section 4: How Can You Use this Knowledge Intended Audience Healthcare providers who screen and treat WISEWOMEN patients; Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Nurses, Medical Assistants and health educators. Learning Objectives: At the end... More About This Course
Cholesterol: Everything You Need to Know to Provide Patient Education	There are ten sections in this course: Overview Section 1: Background Section 2: Detection and Evaluation Section 3: Goals and Treatment Overview Section 4: Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Section 5: Drug Therapy Section 6: Metabolic Syndrome Section 7: Specific Dyslipidemias Section 8: Population Groups at Risk Section 9: Adherence ... More About This Course
A Guide To Educating Patients	There are five sections in this course: Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Step 1 – Assessment Section 3: Step 2 - Planning Section 4: Step 3 – Implementing Section 5: Step 4 – Documenting There is a post-test at the end of the course. Intended Audience healthcare providers that contract with the Iowa Department of Public Health WISEWOMAN/Care for Yourself program to provide cardiovascular screening... More About This Course

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