The Illinois WISEWOMAN Lifestyle Intervention
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Intent of the Intervention

The Illinois WISEWOMAN Lifestyle Intervention is a practice-based intervention designed to reduce modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors by:

  • improving dietary behaviors and dietary composition
  • increasing physical activity
  • enhancing interpersonal relationships through social networking
  • increasing awareness of personal cardiovascular risk status

This lifestyle intervention addresses the intra-and inter-personal levels of the socio-ecological model.

Please Note: After the Center TRT completed the translation process in December 2007, the Illinois WISEWOMAN program revised its lifestyle intervention to incorporate results from its' June 2008 Facilitator Evaluation Report. Illinois WISEWOMAN consolidated the 12-week intervention to a 4-week intervention, resulting in a change in dose and intensity. The Illinois WISEWOMAN Program reports that the core elements remain intact. The newly revised manuals for the participant and interventionist/facilitator can be found in the Emerging Tools section in the left navigation bar.

The Illinois WISEWOMAN Lifestyle Intervention was developed and evaluated within the context of the CDC’s WISEWOMAN Program and users of this template should understand the context before they can determine the appropriateness of this intervention for their particular populations and settings.