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ERIC Number: EJ576787
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-5315
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The Healthy Heart Program Lowers Heart Disease Risk in a Rural County.
Anderson, Jennifer; Nixon, Jan; Woodard, Jennifer
Journal of Extension, v36 n6 Dec 1998
Follow-up of 55 adults who completed the Healthy Heart Program, which focused on heart disease risks, cholesterol, and diet, found that attitudes and knowledge were significantly higher after the program; fat intake, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were significantly lower. Locus of control did not change. (SK)
Descriptors: Adults, Extension Education, Heart Disorders, Intervention, Knowledge Level, Locus of Control, Nutrition Instruction, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Risk, Rural Areas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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