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Group medical visits: Full Plate Living
In May, the MNPS Health Care Centers will offer a Group Medical Visit (GMV) with a focus on nutrition. This 4-week GMV will cover the principles of Full Plate Living, a project of the Ardmore Institute of Health.
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If you’re interested in participating in the upcoming Full Plate Living GMV, read the details below, then click the button to the right to complete an interest form.​
Full Plate Living overview
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The Full Plate Living GMV will teach participants how to start eating a high-fiber diet — a delicious, scientifically proven approach that can lead to more energy, lower cholesterol, better blood sugar and weight loss.
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This GMV will accommodate up to 15 participants, accepted on a first come, first served basis.
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Registered participants will meet once a week for 4 weeks in person at the MNPS Employee Wellness Center at Berry Hill:
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May 29
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June 5
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June 12
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June 26 (June 19 is a holiday, so there is no session)
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Each weekly session will last approximately for 90 minutes, starting at 10 a.m. each week. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m.
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Sessions will be led by Morgan Stine, physician assistant, and facilitated by Kim Gill, population health care coordinator. See their bios below.
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Easy to understand, fun to follow
With Full Plate Living, there are no forbidden foods, no points to count, and no guilt or shame. Once you start eating enough fiber — from a long list of foods that you already love — everything else can fall into place.
Full Plate Living is for people who want to:
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Have more energy and stamina
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Lose weight on autopilot
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Sleep better
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Reduce diabetes risk
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Avoid diverticulitis
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Reduce risk of heart attack
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Control your blood sugar with less fuss
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Feel good again
What you’ll learn
Over four sessions, you will:
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Learn how to gradually add whole, unprocessed fiber foods to your plate that will help you feel satisfied and full
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Explore your reasons for wanting to make a lasting change
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Use a small-step approach to make sustainable changes
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Learn how to approach lifestyle change positively, with no guilt and lots of support, and create a pathway for good health that is doable for life
Participants will have free access to guides, videos, cookbooks and more to help them change the way they eat and feel.
After you complete the core program above, you'll have the option to continue with these focused courses: Reimagining Diabetes and Reimagining Weight Loss. You’ll also have access to weekly emails with recipes and tips, monthly workshops and a private Facebook community for ongoing support.
Backed by science
Full Plate Living is one of only a few programs certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. A study, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, found that participants “lost weight and reported increased energy and improved confidence in making healthy food choices.”
Full Plate Living is a project of the Ardmore Institute of Health, which works for a future where healthy lifestyles will be the preferred method to prevent, treat and reverse chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Since 1947 the organization has been promoting lifestyle change as a means to help people achieve a healthier and fulfilling life. The Institute is eager to address health inequities and positively influence the social determinants of health in all communities. AIH provides grants to projects that support this mission.
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Morgan Stine
Physician Assistant | BS, MS, PA-C
Morgan Stine is a board-certified physician assistant with a background in emergency medicine, trauma, neurological intensive care, critical care, rapid response and urgent care.
Before joining the MNPS Health Care Centers, Morgan spent five years at Vanderbilt Health Walk-in Clinics, and three years working in the Vanderbilt Neuro Intensive Care Unit and with the rapid response team. Prior to that, she practiced adult and pediatric emergency medicine in California.
Morgan received a double bachelor's degree in biology and natural science with a dual emphasis in pre-med and pre-physical therapy from Loyola Marymount University. She earned her master’s degree from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She is a member of the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants and American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Morgan recently started a non-profit organization, Parker’s Promise, which provides on-the-ground resources to patients hospitalized with pathogenic bacterial illnesses and their families. She lives with her husband, who is a lieutenant with the Brentwood Fire Department, and their three young children. They enjoy family time, exercise, hiking, visiting Tennessee state parks, time at the lake and the beach, and participating in soccer and kids’ sports.
Kim Gill
Population Health Care Coordinator | RN, MPH
Kim Gill has extensive experience in public health and critical care medicine across the country. Her jobs have included stints in adult critical care and at a cardiac cath lab, as well as positions as a lung transplant coordinator and a public health nurse consultant. She worked as a travel nurse and was deployed as a public health nurse for hurricane relief work. She also has worked extensively in public health among prison populations.
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After seeing the impacts of chronic health issues firsthand, Kim now embraces the opportunity to help prevent them. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Tennessee State University and a Master’s of Public Health from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
A well-traveled Nashville native, Kim’s hobbies reflect her passion for health: she enjoys camping, hiking, kayaking, taking her dog on outdoor adventures and, of course, more travel.