Open AccessAre people more health conscious? A longitudinal study of one community.
Author(s) -
Minoo Niknian,
R. Craig Lefebvre,
R A Carleton
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.2.205
Subject(s) - health promotion , medicine , cohort , environmental health , cardiovascular health , gerontology , community health , longitudinal study , cohort study , disease , public health , cross sectional study , nursing , pathology
Secular changes in cardiovascular health awareness, knowledge and behavior were observed in four biennial cross-sectional surveys and a cohort survey in a New England community. These changes are not related to more health promotion activities in the social milieu of respondents, but are more likely due to national mass media health campaigns, the effects of which may influence outcomes of community-based cardiovascular disease prevention studies.