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Program Locations
 Iowa
Background: From October 2000 through June 2008, the Iowa
Department of Public Health was funded as an enhanced research project.
Lifestyle Interventions: Iowa has revised its Iowa Care for
Yourself, based on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
diet. Revised Iowa Care for Yourself is a six–session DVD-based format
recorded by Cooperative Extension health educators. Each session
presents 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,
and lipids testing, and assessment of weight, medical history, tobacco
use, diet, and physical activity status.
Sites: Twenty 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: August 4, 2008
Page last modified: August 4, 2008
Content source: Division
for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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