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Program Locations
Background: Since 1995, the North Carolina Department of Health
and Human Services has been funded as an enhanced project with its
research confined to one site. The rest of the sites within North Carolina
are standard.
Lifestyle Intervention: North Carolina uses A New Leaf...
Choices for Healthy Living to help women develop a healthier diet,
increase physical activity, and be tobacco free. New Leaf is a
3–session counseling tool that emphasizes individual tailoring,
goal–setting, social support, and identification of barriers and perceived
benefits.
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. The research
site also includes blood fatty acids and carotenoids.
Sites: Thirty–nine local health departments and one Women's
Wellness Center of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee serving 40 of 100
North Carolina counties. One community health center serves as the
research site.
Key Partners: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Schools of Public Health and Medicine.
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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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