Lifestyle Modification Program ('new lease of life)

Supporting people to prevent or delay the occurrence of Type 2 Diabetes

About the program ( Factsheet - Riverina / Broken Hill)

The Pre-diabetes program, otherwise known as the Lifestyle Modification Program ('New lease of life') is an integral component of the broader National Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Program initiated in 2008 as part of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) – Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes’ initiative. The Division was successful in achieving National accreditation from the Department of Health and Ageing to convert its existing Pre-Diabetes program into a Lifestyle Modification Program in 2008. The program is currently run in Wagga Wagga and surrounding towns of the Riverina in response to the rapidly increasing chronic health issue of type 2 diabetes. The program is free to attend.

Resources

• Factsheet - Riverina / Broken Hill
• AUSDRISK form - NEW June 2010
• AUSDRISK form - DoHA Version - NEW July 2010
• Identifying patients at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes using Medical Director NEW June 2010
• Templates - GP Referral template, Ausdrisk template, Letters to patients. Under Preventative Health
• AUSDRISK Explaination Notes
• AUSDRISK Cheat Sheet - using the PEN tool to identify patients eligable for the AUSDRISK tool
• GP Referral to a Lifestyle Modification Program - hardcopy UPDATED June 2010

Contact

For further information, please contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Wagga) or for Broken Hill, use number below.

69233119 (Sarah - Wagga office); 08 80879330 (Broken Hill office)

69317822 (Sarah - Wagga office); 08 80879332 (Broken Hill office)