Impact of a 3-year multi-centre community-based intervention on risk factors for chronic disease and obesity among free-living adults: the Healthy Alberta Communities study

Impact of a 3-year multi-centre community-based intervention on risk factors for chronic disease and obesity among free-living adults: the Healthy Alberta Communities study

Abstract Background Healthy Alberta Communities (HAC) was a 3-year community-based intervention to reduce lifestyle-related risk factors for chronic disease and obesity at a population-level. The current paper examines changes in blood pressure (BP) and anthropometric indicators within HAC communiti...

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Main Authors: Ellina Lytvyak, Dana Lee Olstad, Donald P. Schopflocher, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Kate E. Storey, Candace I. J. Nykiforuk, Kim D. Raine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Community-based intervention
Systolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
Blood pressure
Hypertension prevention
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3021-1

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