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.
Key statistics: Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Heart Foundation
Key statistics: Cardiovascular disease
Heart Foundation
Key statistics: Coronary heart disease
Heart Foundation
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
Heart Foundation
Heart Foundation
Diabetes Australia
Heart Foundation
Diabetes Australia
Diabetes Australia
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 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.