Reflections on community-based population health intervention and evaluation for obesity and chronic disease prevention: the Healthy Alberta Communities project

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 679-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim D. Raine ◽  
Ronald Plotnikoff ◽  
Candace Nykiforuk ◽  
Heather Deegan ◽  
Eric Hemphill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Population Health Intervention

scholarly journals Simulation modeling to enhance population health intervention research for chronic disease prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Peter Tanuseputro ◽  
Trevor Arnason ◽  
Deirdre Hennessy ◽  
Brendan Smith ◽  
Carol Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Simulation Modeling ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Population Health Intervention Research ◽  
Population Health Intervention

A Novel Community-Based Model to Enhance Health Promotion, Risk Factor Management and Chronic Disease Prevention

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Ryan Carson ◽  
Caroline Carr ◽  
Graeme Kohler ◽  
Lynn Edwards ◽  
Rick Gibson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Risk Factor Management

Evaluation of the Heart to Heart Project: Lessons from a Community-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Project

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 443-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Goodman ◽  
Fran C. Wheeler ◽  
Peter R. Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Project

Purpose. To present an evaluation of a 5-year, community-based, chronic disease prevention project managed by a state health department to determine whether the department could replicate similar previous projects that had received more funding and other resources. Design. The evaluation used a matched comparison design and a review of archive and interview data. Setting. Florence, South Carolina (population: 56,240). Subjects. A random sample of 1642 persons in Florence (and 1551 in the comparison) who responded to a risk factor questionnaire and underwent a physical assessment; 70. 7% of baseline subjects participated in the postintervention. Forty key persons were interviewed concerning project effectiveness. Interventions by Project. Walk-a-thons, a speakers' bureau, media messages, restaurant food labeling, and cooking seminars. More than 31,000 participants were involved in 585 activities. Measures. Questionnaires focused on hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, smoking, and exercise. Physical assessments determined lipid, lipoprotein, apolipoprotein, and blood pressure levels. Analysis of covariance was used for baseline and postintervention comparisons. Content analysis was used on archive and interview data. Results. The project had a slightly favorable intervention effect on cholesterol and smoking, but failed to have an effect on other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The project influenced community awareness, enlisted influential community members, and fostered linkages among local health services. Conclusions. Health departments can be instrumental in community risk reduction programming; however, they may not replicate projects having greater resources.

Healthy Alberta Communities: Impact of a three-year community-based obesity and chronic disease prevention intervention

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 955-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim D. Raine ◽  
Ronald Plotnikoff ◽  
Donald Schopflocher ◽  
Ellina Lytvyak ◽  
Candace I.J. Nykiforuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention

scholarly journals Effectiveness of ¡Pilas!, a community‐based pilot intervention for chronic disease prevention in Guatemalan school‐age children

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Violeta Chacon ◽  
Paola Letona ◽  
Manuel Ramirez‐Zea ◽  
Joel Gittelsohn ◽  
Benjamin Caballero
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Pilot Intervention

scholarly journals Three Year Community Based Intervention for Chronic Disease Prevention in Epidemiological and Political Transition Context: Example of Tunisia

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (08) ◽  
pp. 321-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihen Maatoug ◽  
Imed Harrabi ◽  
Rafika Gaha ◽  
Larbi Chaieb ◽  
Nejib Mrizek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Political Transition ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Critique of a Community-Based Population Health Intervention in First Nations Community: Public Health and Cultural Anthropology Perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-61
Author(s):  
Selim M. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Health Determinants ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Population Health Intervention ◽  
Nations Community

Launched as a community-based partnership endeavour, the Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project (SLHDP) aimed to prevent diabetes in a First Nations community (FNC) in Toronto. With active engagement of the key stakeholders, SLHDP conducted a series of studies that explored public health needs, priorities, and the contexts. These led to the adoption of a variety of culturally appropriate health interventions, addressing several health determinants such as health education, physical environments, nutrition, personal health practices, health services, and FNC culture. SLHDP built reciprocal capacity for both the community stakeholders and academic partners, thus evolved as a model of population health intervention. The school components are being scaled-up in other parts of FNCs in Canada. This paper presents a critique from public health and medical anthropology perspectives and draws evidence-based recommendations on how such programs can do better.

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