New Website on Weight Management from Wake Forest Med School

Supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine has designed a website on concepts of nutrition, exercise, and weight management. The address of the website is http://www.newlifestyle.org

The idea behind the website is to help future physicians to better understand the negative health and financial costs of obesity and to be sensitive to patients’ problems with weight management. Although designed for medical students, the website is open to all and can be a resource for recreational therapy educators and students. Information for students and educators, taken from the website, appears below.

STUDENTS - Within this site you will find a series of learning modules created by researchers and educators at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Each module covers one topic concerning issues related to obesity and care for overweight patients. Additionally, you will find videos with virtual patient/doctor interactions to help guide you to a higher degree of sensitivity as you work with patients who are struggling with diet, exercise and weight loss.

EDUCATORS - Developed by faculty at Wake Forest School of Medicine, these free instructional modules have been successfully tested among medical students in all four years at our institution. Educators from other medical schools and disciplines are welcome to use these modules in their classrooms as well. Learners can access these materials in class, at home or in workshops, seminars and other settings. Educators can utilize them alone or as an extension to existing courses.