Objective To evaluate the effects of graded intervention on the health behavior of the rural residents

and to provide suggestions for the promotion of the graded intervention measures of cardiovascular diseases（CVD）.Methods High risk of CVD population from two rural towns

which were randomly selected from Wulong County in Chongqing

were surveyed primarily as objects and a period of 6months of risk graded intervention followed suit.The Wilcoxon signed rank test and chi-square test were used to analyze the changes of life style

then the effects of graded intervention was evaluated.Results Before and after the intervention there was significant difference between the the results of salt reduction

smoking daily

amount of exercise（more or less than 6 000steps）per time

daily exercise time

exercise frequency（P<0.05）.And after the intervention more objects took actions to reduce salt and the number of objects smoking daily and walking more than 6 000 steps per time decreased;exercise frequency of more than 5times a week and exercise for 40 min per day increase.As the dieting habits

before and after the graded intervention there was significant difference between the results of objects’ acceptable daily intake of vegetable oil

salt

red meat and fresh fruits（P <0.05）.Among them the acceptable daily intake of red meat and fresh fruits increased

conversely the acceptable daily intake of salt decreased.Conclusion To some degree the graded interventions could improve the lifestyle of population at high risk of CVD in rural Wulong of Chongqing.