title: Health promotion and disease prevention: secrets of success.
abstract: Successful health promotion programs impart knowledge, influence attitudes, and change behaviors. Essential program components are: needs assessment, organization, coalition-building, marketing, and location. Early intervention, family and peer involvement, individual attention, mentoring, repetition, and after-care are secrets of effective health promotion disease prevention programs.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Igoe
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Giordano
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*