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. 2022 Jan 3;23:7. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05938-7

Table 2.

The SMART 2.0 Study health coaching year 1 curriculum adapted from the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program (PreventT2)

Session frequency Session PreventT2 curriculum topic SMART 2.0 revision and description
Weekly 1 Introduction to the program Intro to SMART 2.0: assess motivations and set short- and long-term goals
2 Track your food Using the Fitbit app for food tracking: benefits of food tracking, appropriate portion sizes, and reading food labels
3 Track your activity Using Fitbit to track PA: benefits of tracking PA and a review of current PA data
4 Manage stress Stress and tracking sleep with Fitbit: sources of stress, coping techniques, and the link between stress and sleep and weight
5 Eat well to prevent T2 Eating well basics: national dietary guidelines
6 Get active to prevent T2 Getting started getting active: benefits of PA and identify ways to get PA, challenges, and barriers
7 Burn more calories than you take in Balancing what you eat and do: review caloric deficit needed for weight loss and tracking caloric balance with the Fitbit
8 Shop and cook to prevent T2 Meal planning 101: planning and preparing healthy meals
9 Get more active Get more active: ways to increase active minutes
10 Cope with triggers Navigating triggers to eat unhealthily: ways to cope with and reduce social pressures to eat unhealthily
11 Find time for fitness Find time for fitness: challenges and strategies to find time to exercise
12 Keep your heart healthy Maintaining a healthy lifestyle: 3-month review of progress and challenges
13 Take charge of your thoughts Take charge of your thoughts: mental health and identifying “helpful” versus “harmful” thoughts
14 Get support Social support: identify ways to access social support from to support a healthy lifestyle
15 Eat well away from home Eating well while eating out and on-campus: challenges and strategies to eating well at restaurants and on campus
16 Stay motivated to prevent T2 Staying motivated: strategies to stay motivated to exercise, eat well, and sleep
Bi-weekly 17 When weight loss stalls Weight loss progress and plateaus: strategies to overcome weight loss plateaus and to continue to lose weight
18 Get enough sleep Sleep hygiene: benefits of adequate sleep and identify challenges and strategies to getting at least 7 h
19 Stay active to prevent T2 Staying active: identify challenges and strategies to maintaining consistent PA
20 Have healthy food you enjoy Eating healthy on a budget: 6-month review of progress and challenges and strategies to eat healthy on a budget
Monthly 21 More about T2 General health information: identify current challenges and develop strategies to meet goals
22 Take a fitness break Quick exercise ideas: brainstorm 10-min exercise ideas and ways to stay active with any schedule
23 Stay active away from home Staying on track while on break/vacation: challenges and strategies during school breaks/vacations
24 More about carbs More about macronutrients/nutrient-density: macronutrient information and benefits of nutrient-dense foods
25 Get back on track Get back on track: review 5-steps to problem solving and strategies for relapse coping and prevention
26 Prevent T2 for life Continuing progress in year 2 of SMART 2.0: 1-year review of progress and challenges and create an action plan for year 2

T2 type 2 diabetes, PA physical activity