• Overview
  • Dietary Advice for General Health
  • Diet Evaluation Standards
  • Special Training and Licensure
  • Organizations and Agencies in Nutrition
• Disease States
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • HIV+
  • Hypertension
  • Weight Loss and Maintenance
• Interventions
  • Supplements
  • Multivitamins
  • Probiotics
  • Antioxidants
• Resources
  • Clinician Resources
  • Journals, Newsletters, Magazines, Websites
  • Lifecycle

Hands-On Support and Resources for Clinicians

This section offers practical guidance and resource materials for clinicians seeking to offer patients nutritional support in making lifestyle changes or dealing with particular conditions.

PowerPoint Presentations: Disease States and Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Hypertension and the DASH Diet
• Type 2 Diabetes

Patient Handouts

• Dietary Behavior Change — Barriers Q & A
• Food List — Fiber Content of Foods
• Food List –— Omega 3 and Fatty Acids
• Nutrition in Clinical Care –— 4 Messages
• Rate Your Plate (self-administered questionnaire to evaluate current intake, especially for CVD)
• Reducing Fat and Saturated Fat in your Diet

Assessment Tools

• Dietary Assessment Tool –— REAP
• Nutrition Evaluation –— Assessment Tool and Tips
• Weight-Activity-Variety-Excess (WAVE)

Scripts for Counseling

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Hypertension
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Weight Management and Loss

Patient Care and Guidelines

• Clinical Nutrition Guidelines and Review
• Estimating Nutritional Requirements
• Tube Feeding Formulas
• Nutrition Case Study –— New Admission
• Nutrition and Hospital Care 1
• Nutrition and Hospital Care 2
• Physician Tips –— Behavioral Skills for Lifestyle Change
• Nutrition in Clinical Care –— 4 Messages
• Nutrition and Weight Control

These materials were developed by the Nutrition Unit of the Department of Public Health and Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Please contact Dr. Margo N. Woods for additional information.