title: Prince Edward Island Heart Health Dissemination Research Project: establishing a sustainable community mobilization initiative.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of the Prince Edward Island Heart Health Program (PEIHHP) Dissemination Research Project. Prince Edward Island (PEI) is a small province in the Atlantic region of Canada with a population of 137,980. The Island's economy is dependent on the fishery, agriculture, and tourism industries. Although unemployment rates are high (14.4%), Prince Edward Island has the lowest poverty rate in the country at 15.2%, high levels of social support (86%), and the second lowest rate of high chronic stress (Report on the Health of Canadians, 1996, 1999).
authors.affiliation: PEI Department of Health and Social Services, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8. REWHITE@gow.pe.ca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gyorfi-Dyke
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hebert
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moase
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: MacPhee
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011325:Prince Edward Island; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration