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Program Locations
Background: Since 2000, the Iowa Department of Public Health has
been funded as an enhanced research project.
Lifestyle Interventions: Iowa uses Iowa Care for Yourself, based on
the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Iowa Care for
Yourself is a 12–session group format lead by Cooperative Extension
health educators that includes a healthy snack, topic presentation, brief
physical activity, skill–building activity, behavior change and
goal–setting activities, and evaluation.
Screening: Risk factor screening includes blood pressure, glucose,
cholesterol and other lipids testing as well as assessing weight, medical
history, tobacco use, poor diet, and physical inactivity.
Sites: Fifteen sites including health departments, hospitals,
visiting nurse associations, home health services, and women’s service
agencies.
Key Partners: University of Iowa at Iowa City and Iowa State
University Extension Services at Ames.
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Page last reviewed: May 24, 2007
Page last modified: May 24, 2007
Content source: Division
for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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