Caring for clients of all sizes in an open and accepting manner is essential to the provision of compassionate and effective health care. Implementing specific New Paradigm, Health At Every Size approaches requires that health care providers:1. Understand why and how traditional, old paradigm based approaches are usually ineffective and often unsafe as discussed in Unit I and Unit II.2. Understand how New Paradigm, Health At Every Size principles provide an alternative, safer, more compassionate and more effective approach as discussed in Unit III.
3. Adopt New Paradigm approaches to help people:
A. With self and size acceptance (Lesson A).4. Establish a size-friendly environment in which to provide health care.B. Establish / restore normal, healthy, unrestrained eating (Lesson B).
C. Promote pleasurable physical activity (Lesson C)
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