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The HeartSmart(TM) Family Fun Pack: An evaluation of family-based intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction in children

Canadian Journal of Public Health, ISSN: 0008-4263, Vol: 91, Issue: 4, Page: 256-259
2000
  • 15
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 56
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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Metrics Details

  • Citations
    15
    • Citation Indexes
      14
    • Policy Citations
      1
      • Policy Citation
        1
  • Captures
    56

Article Description

In 1998, the Heart and Stroke Foundation launched the HeartSmart(TM) Family Fun Pack, a ″user-friendly″ resource to support family-based lifestyle changes among children age 6-12 years. Of 1,387 parents who completed a pre-intervention questionnaire, 300 (21%) were surveyed three months later. Comparisons of the pre- and post-intervention surveys show that the Family Fun Pack was affective in supporting healthy lifestyle changes (38% and 28% of families reported improvement in their child's nutrition and level of physical activity, respectively; 12% reported reduced passive smoking). Effectiveness was greatest among those families who self-identified themselves as being in what corresponds to the contemplation, preparation and action stages of change. This evaluation suggests that a relatively low-cost intervention can be effective in supporting positive lifestyle changes if targeted to families at specific points in the stages of change.

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