RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Vale of Leven health promotion project. JF British Journal of General Practice JO Br J Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 64 OP 66 VO 40 IS 331 A1 A S Harper A1 M R Farrally A1 A M Emery A1 T J McGlew A1 A Lyon A1 G Docherty A1 M Russell YR 1990 UL http://bjgp.org/content/40/331/64.abstract AB A two stage health promotion programme is in progress in the Vale of Leven in Dunbartonshire. The first stage has been completed within a local factory (Polaroid UK Limited), the largest private employer in the district. A total of 1205 employees, representing 87% of the workforce, took part in the programme and were initially screened for coronary artery risk factors. Blood pressure, serum cholesterol, body composition and aerobic fitness were measured and smoking habits determined. Aspects of lifestyle were assessed by questionnaire. All employees whose initial cholesterol concentration was greater than 6.5 mM were given simple dietary advice and their cholesterol concentration thereafter remeasured. Eighty-two per cent of these men and 72% of these women succeeded in reducing their cholesterol, the men by a mean of 1.3 mM, the women by a mean of 0.7 mM. The health initiatives undertaken within the factory at the same time as screening are also described in this paper.