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Effective Practice |
| Description |
The Hearts for Life program is a community-based project to identify cardiovascular risk behaviors and change them through an educational intervention. Participants in the program complete a series of questionnaires to create a coronary risk profile. After receiving their personal risk profile, participants attend small group educational sessions about reducing risk behaviors. The sessions include presentations conducted by trained public health nurses about heart disease, risk factors, and risk reduction strategies. Risk-reduction behavioral changes focus on dietary changes, stress reduction, physical activity, weight loss, and smoking cessation. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of the Hearts for Life program is to increase knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors and encourage healthy cardiovascular behaviors. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
The Hearts for Life intervention was evaluated using a pre- and post-intervention study using questionnaires completed before the program and three months following the educational sessions. The program resulted in a significant increase in knowledge about coronary risk issues (p < 0.01). Individuals who initially reported risk behaviors including smoking, high risk eating behaviors, high stress levels, inactivity, or obesity made significant positive behavioral changes. Individuals who were overweight at the onset of the program improved nutrition and exercise patterns. |
| Categories |
Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
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| Organization(s) |
Lakehead University School of Nursing, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario |
| Source |
Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing |
| Date of Publication |
2003 |
| Location |
State: Ontario, Canada |
| Primary Contact |
Rhonda Kirk-Gardner
Lakehead University
School of Nursing
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay
Ontario P7B 5E1
Canada
(807) 343-8393
rhonda.kirk-gardner@lakeheadu.ca
http://nursing.lakeheadu.ca/
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| For more details |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12703099?ito...
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| Target Audience |
Adults |
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