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Table 1 Time line and specific content of the 'Live More' program

From: 'Live more': Study protocol for a community-based lifestyle education program addressing non-communicable diseases in low-literacy areas of the South Pacific

Week

Session

0

Baseline biometric measurement, completion of lifestyle questionnaire and demographics

1

1. ‘The Rise and Rise of Chronic Disease’.

2. ‘Lifestyle is the Best Medicine’.

3. ‘The Common Denominator of Chronic Disease’.

2

4. ‘The Optimal Lifestyle’.

5. ‘Eat More, Weigh Less’.

6. ‘Fiber, Your New Best Friend’.

3

7. ‘Disarming Diabetes’.

8. ‘The Heart of the Matter – Heart Health’.

9. ‘Controlling blood pressure and discovering protein’.

4

10. ‘Bone Health Essentials’.

11. ‘Cancer Prevention’.

12. ‘How to grow a family garden. What to grow and when?’

5

30-day biometric measurement, completion of lifestyle questionnaire and feedback. Discussion on understanding results and taking action (with health professional), followed by ‘Circle’ feast/celebration (meal preparation using ‘Live More’ principles learned in earlier sessions).

6

13. ‘Become what you believe and your DNA is not your destiny’.

7

14. ‘Practicing forgiveness’.

8

15. ‘Re-engineering your environment’.

9

16. ‘Stress-relieving strategies’.

10

17. ‘Fix how you feel’.

11

18. ‘From Surviving to Thriving’

12

3-month biometric measurement, completion of lifestyle questionnaire and feedback.

24

3-month biometric measurement, completion of lifestyle questionnaire and feedback.