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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Obesity Volume 2011, Article ID 786827, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2011/786827 Research Article Effectiveness of a Home-Based Postal and Telephone Physical Activity and Nutrition Pilot Program for Seniors Andy H. Lee,1 Jonine Jancey,1 Peter Howat,1 Linda Burke,1 Deborah A. Kerr,1 and Trevor Shilton2 1 School of Public Health, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia 2 Western Australia Division, National Heart Foundation, Perth, WA 6008, Australia Correspondence should be addressed to Andy H. Lee, andy.lee@.au Received 3 March 2010; Accepted 5 May 2010 Academic Editor: Eric Doucet Copyright © 2011 Andy H. Lee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week home-based postal and telephone physical activity and nutrition pilot program for seniors. Methods. The program was delivered by mailed material and telephone calls. The main intervention consisted of a booklet tailored for seniors containing information on dietary guidelines, recommended physical activity levels, and goal setting. Dietary and walking activity outcomes were collected via a self-administered postal questionnaire pre- and postintervention and analysed using linear mixed regressions. Of the 270 seniors recruited, half were randomly selected for the program while others served as the control group. Results. The program elicited favourable responses. Postintervention walking for exercise/recreation showed an average gain of 27 minutes per week for the participa