The burden of chronic disease

Many people are living with chronic disease, which affects their day to day life and puts them at greater risk of future health problems.

We here at THRIVE are working to help you understand your risk and move towards making positive life changes.

Here to help are some resources that might help you on your journey.

Heart health

Key statistics: Risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Heart Foundation

Key statistics: Cardiovascular disease

Heart Foundation

Key statistics: Coronary heart disease

Heart Foundation

Key statistics: Heart attack

Heart Foundation

Lifestyle management of hypertension

A position paper from the International Society of Hypertension endorsed by the World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension

Lifestyle management to help reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Heart Foundation

Lifestyle changes to prevent a heart attack

American Heart Association

Keeping your heart healthy

Heart Foundation

Diabetes

Diabetes and heart disease

Heart Foundation

Managing type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Australia

Diabetes Action Plan

Heart Foundation

Living with diabetes

Diabetes Australia

Diabetes and daily life

Diabetes Australia

Background Papers Describing our Research

THRIVE manifesto

Read our manifesto published in Frontiers of Public Health, October 2023, entitled ‘Transforming global approaches to chronic disease prevention and management across the lifespan: integrating genomics, behavior change, and digital health solutions.’

The Happy Life Club

The motivational intervention component of THRIVE is based on an approach taken in an earlier initiative called The Happy Life Club™.

The Happy Life Club involved members of the THRIVE team and was a successful intervention that used health coaches trained in behavioural change and motivational interviewing techniques to assist with the management of type 2 diabetes.

Read the protocol for The Happy Life Club and read results published in BMJ Open.