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10986780

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
In 1998, the Heart and Stroke Foundation launched the HeartSmart 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 effective 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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0008-4263
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
256-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The HeartSmart Family Fun Pack: an evaluation of family-based intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Toronto.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article