Bringing Up Students in the Healthy Lifestyle Multiplier Students Program, São Paulo, Brazil

Health education practices are central to preventing heart disease. The great challenge remains how to promote the adoption of healthy behaviors that can reduce risk factors for heart disease. In São Paulo, Brazil, the Healthy Lifestyle Multiplier Students program is based on studies that train olde...

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Main Authors: Rachel Lima Zanetta, MSW, Moacyr Roberto Cuce Nobre, PhD, Inês Lancarotte, BMedSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-07-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/jul/07_0125.htm