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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Public Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Public Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2251-6085</Issn>
      <Volume>47</Volume>
      <Issue>9</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases in  Iranian Population: Life Style Promotion Project Phase II: Study  Protocol</title>
    <FirstPage>1396</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>1404</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Jafar Sadegh</FirstName>
        <LastName>TABRIZI</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mostafa</FirstName>
        <LastName>FARAHBAKHSH</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Homayoun</FirstName>
        <LastName>SADEGHI-BAZARGANI</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Road and Traffic Injury Research Center, Dept. of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Leila</FirstName>
        <LastName>NIKNIAZ</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: The Lifestyle Promotion Project (LPP) is a long-term community-based project for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In this project, the healthy lifestyle promotion plan will be implemented by the health policy agenda of East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
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Methods: The study design included two phases: phase I was a cross-sectional prevalence study of NCDs and the associ&#xAD;ated risk factors implemented from Feb 2014 to Apr 2014. Phase II is a prospective follow-up study currently ongoing. The healthy lifestyle promotion intervention consists of five&#xA0;core&#xA0;strategic plans. These programs was implemented by the health policy agenda of East Azerbaijan Province. Overall, 3000 participants aged 15-65 yr were enrolled to evaluate the impact of healthy lifestyle interventions in phase II of project.
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Results: The experience of the LPP in Iran may support the idea that a well-organized, fully evidence-based, and well-developed community-based program could be affordable to prevent non-communicable disorders in developing countries.
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Conclusion: The results of this survey will be presented as research articles and reports for policy makers.
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    <web_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14596</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14596/6122</pdf_url>
  </Article>
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