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Using Motivational Interviewing to Implement Heart Health Recommendations (Slide Presentation)

Learn how to integrate principles of a heart healthy diet into your counseling. Guidelines issued by both the American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle recommendations and the National Cholesterol Education Program ATP III Report focus on diet as a mainstay to promote good heart health. A summary of the key principles and updates to each of the guidelines is included in this presentation, along with a look at some of the specific foods recommended in the Portfolio Diet. Using motivational interviewing techniques, you’ll learn how you can improve your counseling to help clients implement positive changes in their lifestyle and heart health.