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. 2021 Jun 10;5(1):398–407. doi: 10.1089/heq.2021.0005

Appendix A1.

 Healthy Hearts for an Abundant Life: Class Curriculum (Once Per Week)

Week Module Class
1 Module 1 : Total health Class 1: Shaping the class experience; visualizing an Abundant Life; people of color and heart disease; people of color and body image; heart health and total health
2 Class 2: Stress and heart disease; weight control for heart health; self-monitoring for an Abundant Life
3 Class 3: Eating right for an Abundant Life: a heart healthy eating pattern; eating by HEAR
4 Class 4: Eating right for an Abundant Life: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
5 Class 5: Eating right for an Abundant Life: snacks and beverages; lowering sodium and added sugars
6 Class 6: Eating right for an Abundant Life: Menu planning; putting it all together and making it work
7 Module 2: Relationships, families, and networks Class 7: The importance of self-care and communication for an Abundant Life; how to make the Abundant Life work for those you love
8 Module 3: Material security and the environment Class 8: Creating an Abundant home for an Abundant Life; harnessing the power of community for an Abundant Life
9 Class 9: The food environment where you live; how to live Abundantly in the built environment around yo
10 Module 4: Emotional wellness Class 10: Targeted advertising and how it affects the pursuit of an Abundant Life; navigating nutrition advice for an Abundant Life
11 Class 11: Strategies for sustaining Abundance over a lifetime; prioritizing what strategies work for an Abundant Life; how race, culture, and spirituality work in an Abundant Life
12 Class 12: Celebrating our history, culture, and community; continuing to live an Abundant Life that works for us, in our community