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India – Kerala
   
 

Surveillance of chronic-disease risk factors for community-based intervention in an industrial population.

Principal investigator

K.R. Thankappan, MD, MPH

Co-investigators

Sailesh Mohan, MD, MPH

Intervention type

Workplace and community-based intervention based on initial risk assessment

Targeted population

Industrial workers and thier families

Target factors

Risk factors    Diseases 
  • Tobacco use
  • Diet
  • Physical inactivity

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Cancer
  • Chronic lung disease
  • Diabetes

Purpose/Goals

Implementation of workplace and community-based interventions among industry workers and thier families, based on initial assessment of chronic-disease risk factors.