What evaluation strategies and tools in Health Promotion did/will you use to determine if your cardiovascular prevention in Children program was successful? Focus primarily on process and impact evaluation. Relate this to your goals and objectives
Most of the cardiovascular diseases starts i in childhood but they manifest in late age.
The main aim of cardiovascular prevention in children programs are to assess the risk factors in children .
The main risk factors are obesity,hypertension , increased cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), decreased HDL cholesterol, unhealthy diet habits,sedentary life style.
Successful prevention of cardiovascular diseases is based on early detection of the risk factors.
Bringing awareness : Educating about the risk factors to the parents and children as well.
Encouraging physical activity
Educating about healthy dietary habits.providing counselling sessions with dieticians is required.
Avoiding sedentary lifestyle.
Screening tests for early detection of the disease,checking Body mass index,lipid profile.
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