Sustainability of and Adherence to Preschool Health Promotion Among Children 9 to 13 Years Old.

Background: Long-term evaluations of child health promotion programs are required to assess their sustainability and the need for reintervention.

Objectives: This study sought to explore the long-term impact of a preschool health promotion intervention delivered in an urban low-income area of Colombia (phase 1) and to assess the effect of a new community-based intervention (phase 2).

Methods: In phase 1, a cross-sectional analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and habits (KAH) toward a healthy lifestyle and ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) scores of 1,216 children 9 to 13 years old was performed.

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in schoolchildren from a rural and urban area in Colombia.

Introduction: Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) have their origin in childhood. Several studies have shown differences in the prevalence of CVRFs between rural and urban areas, probably related to lifestyle behaviors. Objective: To describe the CVRFs identified in children from a rural and urban population in Colombia.