{{Short description|California health study}} The '''Alameda County Study''' is a longitudinal study of residents from Alameda County, California, which examines the relationship between lifestyle and health.<ref name="Housman & Dorman 2005">{{cite journal | last1 = Housman | first1 = Jeff | last2 = Dorman | first2 = Steve | title = The Alameda County Study: A Systematic, Chronological Review | journal = American Journal of Health Education |date=September–October 2005 | volume = 36 | issue = 5 | pages = 302–308 | url = https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ792845.pdf | access-date = 7 June 2010 | publisher = American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance | location = Reston, VA | issn = 1055-6699 | id = ERIC document number EJ792845 | doi = 10.1080/19325037.2005.10608200 | s2cid = 39133965 }}</ref> The "1965 cohort" were given health questionnaires in 1965, 1973, 1985, 1988, 1994, and 1999. The researchers found that those who followed five practices lived healthier and longer lives:<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets | Housman | Dorman | 2005 | pp = 303–304}}. "The linear model supported previous findings, including regular exercise, limited alcohol consumption, abstinence from smoking, sleeping 7-8 hours a night, and maintenance of a healthy weight play an important role in promoting longevity and delaying illness and death." Citing: {{cite journal | last1 = Wingard | first1 = D. L. | last2 = Berkman | first2 = L. F. | last3 = Brand | first3 = R. J. | title = A multivariate analysis of health-related practices: a nine-year mortality follow-up of the Alameda County Study | journal = Am J Epidemiol | year = 1982 | volume = 116 | issue = 5 | pages = 765–775 | pmid = 7148802 | doi = 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113466 }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Kaplan|first=Robert M.|title=Alameda County Study|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhe0002unse|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior|year=2004|pages=32 |publisher=SAGE Publications, Inc.|isbn=9780761923602|access-date=2019-07-26|doi=10.4135/9781412952576.n10|url-access=registration}}</ref>
* Avoiding smoking. * Exercising regularly. * Maintaining a healthy body weight. * Sleeping seven to eight hours per night. * Limiting consumption of alcoholic drinks.
Another study of the Alameda cohort suggests that social and community ties can also help an individual to live longer.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Berkman | first1 = L. F. | last2 = Syme | first2 = S. L. | title = Social networks, host resistance, and mortality: a nine-year follow-up study of Alameda County residents | url = https://academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/109/2/186/74197 | journal = Am J Epidemiol | year = 1979 | volume = 109 | issue = 2 | pages = 186–204 | doi = 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112674 | pmid = 425958 | doi-access = | url-access = subscription }} (Lay summary in: {{cite news | last = Brody | first = Jane E. | title = Social Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/well/live/having-friends-is-good-for-you.html | work = The New York Times | date = 12 June 2017 | department = Personal Health column }})</ref>
Later studies of the cohort considered the impact of religiosity, social status, and hearing loss on health outcomes.<ref name="Housman & Dorman 2005" />
== See also == * Blue Zone * {{slink|Health|Self-care strategies}} * Religiosity * Self care * {{slink|Social support|Benefits}}
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Category:1965 establishments in California Category:Alameda County, California Category:Epidemiological study projects Category:Cohort studies