AIM-HI Resources

Use these resources, developed through the AIM-HI initiative, to implement AIM-HI in your practice.

NEW: Nutrient Deficiency Questionnaire -- Encourage your patients to assess their risk for nutrient deficiencies that may contribute to health problems. This free one-page downloadable pdf, along with your clinical expertise, can help determine if your patients are getting essential nutrients from their diet. Also available in Spanish.

AIM-HI Practice Manual -- Follow the recommendations in this manual, refined through the AIM-HI research study, and learn to use the AIM-HI tools to integrate fitness strategies in your practice.

AIM-to-Change Toolkit -- This free toolkit contains an array of patient educational materials and office resources to help you create a fitness culture and encourage patients to live healthy lives.

AIM-HI Fitness Inventory -- Have patients complete this inventory prior to their visit. Use it to gauge their current level of fitness and their readiness to change.

AIM-HI Food & Activity Journal -- Encourage patients to use these journals to record their behavior patterns related to physical activity, nutrition and emotional well-being.

AIM-HI Prescription -- Use these "prescriptions" with patients to set goals and create a plan for better fitness.

AIM-HI Fatigue and Improving Your Energy Level Brochure - This free brochure for AAFP members will provide your patients with nutritional health information on how they can increase and sustain their energy level naturally.

AIM-HI Keeping Your Digestive System Healthy Brochure - Educate your patients about their keeping their digestive tract healthy. This free brochure for AAFP members will provide your patients with nutritional information they need to understand the cause of their digestive symptoms and ways to prevent future symptoms.

AIM-HI Children's Books -- Order these free books and share easy-to-understand health messages with your young patients and their families.

"Make a Change for Family Fitness" DVD -- These free videos promote a non-diet approach to healthy living and encourage families to be physically active, eat healthy foods, and strengthen their emotional well-being. English and Spanish on one DVD.

AIM-HI Tips for Healthy Children and Families -- This packet of free posters and patient education handouts offers tips on small changes to improve health.

AIM-HI Group Visits Guide -- This is a step-by-step guide to conducting and getting paid for group visits for patients with chronic conditions affected by overweight and obesity. (16-page PDF file; About PDFs)