Abstract
Social influence processes have played an important role in the conceptual underpinnings, development, and implementation of the Minnesota Heart Health Program (MHHP). MHHP is a communitywide program developed to prevent illness and disability by helping people reduce their own risk factors associated with heart disease. This chapter describes the program as a way of illustrating how social influence processes have been used in a primary prevention program. (The program has been described at length elsewhere; see Blackburn et al., 1984; Mittelmark et al., 1986).
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Loken, B., Swim, J., Mittelmark, M.B. (1990). Heart Health Program. In: Edwards, J., Tindale, R.S., Heath, L., Posavac, E.J. (eds) Social Influence Processes and Prevention. Social Psychological Applications to Social Issues, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2094-2_7
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