The PHLAME firefighters' study: feasibility and findings.

Objective: To assess efficacy of 2 worksite health promotion interventions.

Methods: Randomly assign 3 fire stations to (a) team-based curriculum, (b) individual counselor meetings, and (c) control.

Results: Both interventions were feasible and acceptable, and they resulted in significant reductions in LDL cholesterol.

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models' Effects (PHLAME).

The Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models' Effects (PHLAME) study evaluates the efficacy of two intervention strategies for improving nutrition and physical activity practices in fire fighters: a team-centered program and a one-on-one format targeting the individual. PHLAME compares these two behavior change models (the team-based versus the one-on-one approaches) against a usual-care control group. As a group, fire fighters have a concentration of the same harmful behaviors and health risks commonly afflicting the US population.