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The Healthy Adults Project in rural Oklahoma
June E Eichner1, Kimberly A Fisher, William E Moore
1OU Prevention Research Center, OUHSC, Suite 532, Roger Bldg, 800 NE 15th St, OKC, OK 73104, USA.
Context:
Screening to identify individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease is sorely needed in rural areas of Oklahoma.
Objective:
The Healthy Adults Project was started as a screening program for public school employees in a rural school district in southwest Oklahoma.
Design, Setting, And Participants:
The screening project is a collaborative effort between the Anadarko Public School district and the University of Oklahoma Prevention Research Center. Two hundred twenty-four (224) employees participated in the screening in 2004, and 206 employees participated in 2005.
Findings:
Approximately 50% of females and 80% of males had two or more modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease in 2004 and 2005.
Conclusions:
Worksite screening is a valuable tool to raise awareness of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, particularly in less densely populated areas where wages are low and few preventive services are available. Knowledge of individual risk is the first step in improving health outcomes.
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