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Isfahan Healthy Heart Program
Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP) is a comprehensive 6-year action-oriented integrated | 
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Watch | | community-based intervention program for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention and health promotion. The program was launched in late 1999. |
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The communities of intervention are Isfahan and Najafabad (rural and urban areas) in central Iran (with a population of 1,900,000), and the provincial city of Arak with a population of 700,000 has been selected as the reference community.
The aim of this program is to improve NCDs prevention and control and promote healthy lifestyle through healthy nutrition, tobacco control, physical activity and coping with stress. IHHP also aims to assess the feasibility and impact of a comprehensive, community-based approach in a developing country setting.
IHHP is conducted by Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center and Isfahan Province Health Center and is sponsored by the Organization of Planning and Management and the Deputy for Health of Iran Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.
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