WWAD Info For Healthcare Professionals
Health Topics
Thank you for sharing your knowledge to help your walkers take charge of their health. You are the expert in your field and we want to give you the freedom and flexibility to talk about any health topic that you feel comfortable with for 5-8 minutes at the beginning of your Walk event. Check out the resources below if you need some ideas.
One-Pagers:
We’ve put together one-pagers with talking points on a variety of health topics. Feel free to print out some copies for your walkers/patients to take home.
Have other topic ideas that we could add to the leader portal?
Interactive Events & Health Talks:
- Hosting a walk for kids? Consider having “stations” to make it fun (click here for examples)
- Talking about the health benefits of fruit? Cut up some samples to share.
- Health benefits of gardening? Bring a couple packs of seeds to hand out when walkers answer questions.
- Talking about high blood pressure? Bring your blood pressure cuff.
- Sharing a healthy recipe? Raffle off the ingredients for it, or bring in your instant pot and have a cooking demo!
- Discussing environmental health? Bring some trash bags and gloves to clean up the park while you walk.
Additional Resources
- Head over to our Why Walk page for 100 reasons to walk.
- Have you joined our Facebook Leader Group? Our leaders frequently share the topics they’re talking about at their walks. Please share your ideas too.
- Check out these fact sheets:
- World Health Organization fact sheets
- The CDC fact sheets
- Health.gov fact sheets
- Has something been in the news lately (Coronavirus, Zika, E.coli, Bird Flu) that people are asking questions about? Talk about it!
- The founder of WWAD, Dr. David Sabgir, often shares ideas of what he’s talking about at his walks. Sign-up for our Leader Emails if you’re not already. Here are some examples:
Additional Topics By Category
Arthritis:
- Arthritis Disparities
- OAAA Arthritis
- OAAA Arthritis+Walking
- OAAA Osteoarthritis
- OAAA Weight Gain and Joint Pain
- OAAA Exercises to Prevent Falls among Adults with Arthritis
- OAAA Myths about Osteoarthritis
Cancer:
Diabetes:
- CDC Diabetes Overview
- CDC Diabetes Prevention
- CDC Heart Disease Overview
- ADA All About Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease
Healthy Eating:
- Avocados
- AMA How to talk with your patients about nutrition
- USDA Eating Out Tips
- CDC Portion Control Talk
- CDC My Plate Consumer
- CDC Drinking Calories Talk
- CDC Dietary Guidelines Executive Summary
- CDC 10 Tips My Plate Talk
- CDC 5 A Day Fruits and Veg Talk
- CDC Volumetrics Talk
Healthy Living:
- 6 Ways to Take Control of your Health (Thank you ACLM)
Mental Health:
- Social Connectedness
- Brain Health Is Important
- Effective Communication with People Living with Dementia
- Understanding Responsive Behaviors Related to Dementia
- Hiring Home Care Help
- Support Memory: Creating a Home Memory Center
- 3 Essential Tips for a Dementia Friendly Home
- Walking About (a.k.a Wandering)
Pediatrics:
- Screen Time (Thank you Dr. Theresa Wee)
- 60 Minutes of Activity Every Day (Thank you CATCH)
Physical Activity & Healthy Weight:
- USDA Benefits of Physical Activity
- CDC Weight Loss Presentation
- CDC Weight Loss Presentation Part 2
- ACSM Physical Activity and Dieting Myths
- CDC BMI Presentation
- ADA Strategies for Losing Weight
- ADA Managing High Blood Pressure
- ADA All About Cholesterol
Vaccinations:
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) (Thank you TMA)
- Flu (Thank you TMA)
- Measles (Thank you TMA)
- Other Vaccinations (Thank you TMA)
Miscellaneous:
- CDC Stroke Overview
- ADA Quitting Smoking
- CDC Proper Hand Washing Technique
- AARP Health Benefits of Gardening
- Sepsis (Thank you Mount Carmel)
- Healthy Trees, Healthy Living (Thank you Texas Forest Service)