The Dedalo Project, a Community-based Prevention Program for the Promotion of Healthy Behaviors in Adult Population: Model Description and Target Population Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading global cause of death. The Italian National Prevention Plan (INPP) highlights the importance of health promotion and NCD prevention while avoiding health inequalities. In line with the INPP guidelines, we initiated a multicomponent community-based intervention program, named the Dedalo project, to promote healthy and active aging among population living around the Vercelli's municipality, Italy. A cross-sectional analysis, that used the baseline data of a longitudinal study of the project, evaluated the program's ability to enroll participants participants who represent the socioeconomic conditions present in the municipality. To this end, we compared the main social characteristics and behaviors of 40-74-year-old subjects (n = 155), who had

SUBMITTER: Bortoluzzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9281316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature