The Veterans and Veterans Families counselling service has been conducting a 12 month cardiovascular health program for Veterans since 2000. There have been two reviews of the program using a range of data sources and methodologies to guage the effectiveness of the program. Following the 2007 review there was a change in psychoeducational curriculum, data collection protocols and the program was tendered out to a new national provider. This meant that by 2010 there was a complete data set from HHP participants who undertook the re-developed program. This research project allowed an assessment of long term gains sustained by a sample of over 400 of the 2000 participants. The research showed that participantion in the HHP was associated with significant improvements in physical and mental health. There was a high level of continued involvement in cardionvascular health at 18 month after completion of the program. The data allowed the profiling of participants who were more likely to continue the HH activities, and who sustained better outcomes from the program. It also identified barriers to maintaining an exercise program. Rationalles for the program changes in 2007, and recomendations about further changes to the program based on the research outcomes are discussed.