Evaluating a Federal Health and Fitness Program
AAOHN JournalPublished 1 March 1993Open access
Pamela Larsen, Nadine Simons
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A mong the greatest threats to the health of American adults today are cardiovascular disease, cancer, AIDS, lung and liver disorders, and automobile injuries.These conditions are strongly associated with behavior and lifestyle.The high cost of acute and chronic illness and disability, in terms of lost productive years, has triggered efforts at all levels to control them.Many American adults spend a great percent of the time in the workplace.For women and men
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