Welcome to Conversations about Weight Management

This tool has been created for everyone working in health care, including registered health-care professionals and support workers such as Whānau Ora practitioners and Māori health contract providers to support healthy weight management.

You will watch a segment of the main video then undertake additional reading before returning to the main video. You will be encouraged to complete a comprehensive assessment form as well as taking a short test of knowledge and understanding.

Get started It will take about 50 minutes.

Learning Outcomes

Bring up the topic of weight management with your patients/clients
Utilise the ABO weight management process and tools effectively
Understand different weight distributions and their impact on health and be able to provide effective weight management solutions including exercise and nutrition
Understand the basics of motivational interviewing and know where to find additional information

Chapters of the module

Introduction
Ask
Brief
Ongoing
Test