Individual-, Family-, Community-, and Policy-Level Impact of a School-Based Cardiovascular Risk Detection Screening Program for Children in Underserved, Rural Areas: The CARDIAC Project

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Examines the evidence of sustainability and successful impact of Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC), a school-based cardiovascular risk detection program, for children who are obese and overweight in underserved, rural Appalachian West Virginia.

Lesley Cottrell, Collin John, Emily Murphy, et al.

Journal of Obesity, 732579

2013

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Appalachia · Cardiovascular disease · Children and youth · Health screening · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · West Virginia