ABSTRACT
This chapter presents some general principles of community-based intervention programs for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. General objectives concerning both medical and behavioral frameworks are presented. Some relevant behavioral social frameworks for planning and evaluation are reviewed. Major elements of the community program are given. Practical examples as well as the main 20-year results of the North Karelia Project—the first major community-based project for CVD prevention—are given. Finally, some relevant recommendations are suggested.
