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The Happy Life ClubThe Happy Life ClubTM is a project conducted by the Healthy Ageing Research within the Primary Care Research Unit at Monash University in collaboration with Fangzhuang Community Hospital, community health organisations in the Fengtai District, the Fengtai District Government, the Beijing Government and the China Ministry of Health. The Happy Life ClubTM is a large-scale diabetes self-management program that is being implemented in Fengtai District of Bejing, China, initially focussing on Chinese adults (aged 55 and over) with diabetes, and expanding to other Chinese cities and regions such as Malaysia and Hong Kong, as well as other chronic illnesses such as hypertension, cardiovascular conditions and cancer as the project progresses. This initiative uses doctor and nurse coaches to assist patients to better manage their chronic illnesses using a motivational interviewing framework to assist with behaviour change in key targeted health behaviours, and has delivered significant research outcomes and is now a model for translational research. The Happy Life ClubTM is led by Professor Colette Browning (Monash University) and facilitated in Beijing by Dr Zhi Xin Li (Fengtai Centre of Disease Control and Prevention). The evaluation of the project is led by Professor Colette Browning in conjunction with Dr Hui Yang and Professor Shane Thomas from Monash University and Professor Tuohong Zhang from Peking University. The project has the formal support of the Chinese Ministry of Health, and technical support is being provided by Monash University, Peking University and the Australian Psychological Society (APS). The Happy Life ClubTM provides an opportunity for a series of exciting research activities, including quality improvement activities and a randomised control trail which is being implemented as a PhD project by Ms Anna Chapman in conjunction with the project and evaluation teams. Please visit here for more information, achievements and publications relating to the Happy Life ClubTM |