One of the main hypotheses of the World Health Organization (WHO) MONICA Project is that
trends in the major coronary disease risk factors are related to trends in rates of fatal and …

A population-based observational study of men and women aged 35–69 years in the Hunter
Region of New South Wales, Australia, was conducted to assess the impact of risk-factor …

This paper describes a three‐stage model for setting targets for health promotion. The model
was developed in 1992 in response to the need to identify priority areas for health promotion …

Epidemic diseases move in grand cycles, accompanying changes in culture, social
organization, and environment. Coronary heart disease (CHD), a mass disease of twentieth …

Objectives: A study was conducted to determine whether the prevalence of risk factors
among pre‐adolescent children is associated with their parents' risk factor status and what …

Mortality from coronary heart disease has declined by approximately 50% in Australia over
the past 20 years and now accounts for approximately 25% of all deaths. Most of the decline …

Death rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) have been declining in Australia and New
Zealand for 20 years. Data from the three MONICA Project Centres in Newcastle (Australia) …

Objective To compare both trends in rates of coronary heart disease and levels of coronary
risk factors between different socio-economic groups. Methods Rates of coronary events for …

Health promotion programs aimed at the general community often fail to reach Australians of
non-English speaking background (NESB) because of language and cultural barriers. A 12 …

Objective: To confirm the existence of regional differences in coronary death rates in
Australia and New Zealand and to determine whether or not these are associated with …