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S Aoun1, R Osseiran-Moisson, F Collins, R Newton, M Newton.
Abstract
The Waist Disposal Challenge consisted of a health intervention at the community level to bring about a reduction in body mass index (BMI) and is delivered at three levels: educational presentations on nutrition and exercise; monthly monitoring of BMI competition; telephone lifestyle coaching with follow-ups. Twenty-three Rotary Clubs participated in Western Australia in 2007-08 (750 Rotarians). The significant to moderate decreases in BMI are an encouraging indication that such community based-projects for men at-risk of developing chronic disease may influence the way health services reorient their community programmes to suit the health psychology of middle-aged to older men.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19515681 DOI： 10.1177/1359105309104910
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN： 1359-1053