Alert Village: an awareness and health promotion programme on healthy behaviors
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Background The spread of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) presents a global crisis and is a major barrier to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). WHO identifies six important risk factors that are associated with NCDs: tobacco use, physical inactivity, overweight/ obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and high blood glucose levels. Alert village is an Indonesian government policy implemented since the year 2006, aiming to empower the community to gain healthy living. One of the basic activities in Alert Village is the promotion of healthy behaviors in the community. This study aimed to explore the extent of Alert Village implementation and its role in the promotion of healthy behaviors.
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