Set your own personal health goals### Learn from our experienced health professionals including dietitians and exercise physiologists### Our participants have lost weight, reduced their waist size, have become more active and improved their blood count pressure
Who It's For
How It Works
After completing our 3 minute health check, choose the option that suits you:
Group course
Life! group courses are available in most metropolitan and regional communities.Telephone Health Coaching
During Life! Telephone Health Coaching (THC) you will receive seven phone calls over 12 months.
Introduction session
One-on-one with your facilitator
In this one-on-one session you’ll discuss your lifestyle and understanding your risk factors for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke and work with your facilitator to set your health goals.
Session 1 - Program overview
Each session runs for: 1.5-2 hours face-to-face or 45 minutes for online groups
Learn more about type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, changing your lifestyle to improve your health and reduce your risk of chronic disease and understand energy balance and portion control.
Session 2 - Healthy eating
Held 2 weeks after session 1
Learn more about nutrition – including reading food labels and modifying recipes – and set achievable healthy eating goals.
Session 3 - Physical activity
Held 2 weeks after session 2
Why physical activity is important, understand how to incorporate more exercise into your lifestyle and set achievable physical activity goals.
Session 4 - Wellbeing
Held 2 weeks after session 3
Learn more about the importance of stress management, relaxation and sleep, Eating out tips, How to manage setbacks and being supported to reach your goals.
Session 5 - Progress
Held 4 months after session 4
Understand more of how to manage setbacks and barriers and, review your progress and goals, and setting any new long-term goals.
12-month session - How are you going?
Discuss any challenges you have faced, review your goals and set new ones. Work on managing setbacks and tackle barriers and challenges.
Whats next?
Other helpful programs and supports.
Introduction Call : 45 minutes
Start
Welcome to the Life! program. Understand more about your risk factors for chronic disease and discuss your lifestyle and health goals.
Call 2 : 45 minutes
Month 1
Do you want to focus on healthy eating, physical activity or wellbeing? We’ll discuss your health and create an achievable action plan that’s tailored to you.
Call 3 : 20 minutes
Month 2
Discuss the importance of creating a strong support network.
Call 4 : 20 minutes
Month 3
Talk about the barriers and challenges you face.
Call 5 : 20 minutes
Month 4
Learn how to turn excuses into action.
Call 6 : 45 minutes
Month 5
Discuss how your lifestyle changes have helped you reduce your risk of chronic disease.
Call 7-12-month call : 45 minutes
12 months after commencing program
Talk about the challenges you have faced, review your goals and set new ones.
Am I Eligible
Get ready to kick-start your health!
You can check whether you are eligible for the Life! program by doing our simple online test. People who are living with diabetes are not eligible for the program.
Step 1
Check your eligibility with our quick free online health check.
It only takes 3 minutes
Step 2
Did you score less than 12 on the online test? You may be still eligible for the Life! program if you are:
18 years or over and have been diagnosed with one or more of the following;
- heart disease or stroke (e.g. heart attack, arrythmia, angina, heart failure)
- diabetes during pregnancy
- chronic kidney disease
- high cholesterol
- high blood pressure
- high blood glucose levels
- polycystic ovarian syndrome
45 years or over, or ≥ 30 years and of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and have an Absolute Risk score of ≥ 10% when referred by a GP clinic.
If you meet this criteria, contact us to find out how you can enrol in the Life! program today
Take The Health Check
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