The Med-South Lifestyle Program (MSLP) is the culmination of lifestyle interventions developed and tested by researchers at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. This program can be implemented in a clinical or community setting. The MSLP is delivered in four monthly, individual or group sessions that last between 45-60 minutes. Each session includes a brief dietary assessment, background information, and goal-setting guidance.  Sessions incorporate behavioral approaches targeting motivation, self-regulation, problem-solving, and self-monitoring skills to address challenges to making changes in eating habits and physical activity behaviors.  

The MSLP is for use in public health and clinical practice settings so, that it reaches people of color, rural residents, and medically underserved populations.

The MSLP works towards participant outcomes that may include: an increase in fruit and vegetable intake, a reduction in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, an increase in the intake of nuts, and an increase in moderate-intensity physical activity.

The MSLP will not be implemented until 2024.

The MSLP was piloted in 2024. It was a collaborative effort of the NC Cooperative Extension (Person County Center) and Person County Health Department.  Fourteen people initially registered for the program, while 12 actually completed it. Performance measure data is based on participants completing the program.