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State Program: Rhode Island
Capacity Building
In 2007, the Rhode Island Department of Health received CDC funds to
support a state heart disease and stroke prevention program.
Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke
- According to Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey results in 2005, adults in Rhode
Island
reported the following risk factors for heart disease and stroke:
- 26.3% had high blood pressure
- 34.6% of those screened reported having high blood cholesterol
In 2006,
- In 2006, 7.4% had diabetes
- In 2006, 19.2% were current smokers
- In 2006, 61.0% were overweight or obese (Body
Mass Index greater than or equal to 25.0)
- In 2006, 24.7% reported no exercise in the prior 30 days
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate collaboration among public and private sector
partners, such as managed care organizations, health
insurers, federally funded health centers, businesses,
priority population organizations, and emergency response
agencies.
- Define the burden of heart disease and stroke and assess
existing population-based strategies for primary and
secondary prevention of heart disease and stroke within the
state.
- Develop and update a comprehensive state plan for heart
disease and stroke prevention with emphasis on heart-healthy
policies development, physical and social environments
change, and disparities elimination (e.g., based on
geography, gender, race or ethnicity, or socioeconomic
status).
- Identify culturally appropriate approaches to promote
heart disease and stroke prevention among racial, ethnic,
and other priority populations.
- Use population-based public health strategies to
increase public awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart
diseases and stroke, the urgency of early treatment for
heart disease and stroke,
and the need to call 9–1–1.
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State Highlights
- The Rhode Island Department of Health is launching the Heart Safe
Communities project, a population-based initiative to improve community
coronary care and advance chain of survival and emergency systems change
priorities in collaboration with the American Heart Association.
- The Rhode Island Stroke Task Force was organized at the end of 2005.
In less than one year, the Stroke Task Force has endorsed a national
model for the organization of effective stroke care, initiated a survey
of hospitals to identify interest in developing a hospital system for
emergency triage of stroke victims, and discussed alternative policy
changes to create a comprehensive stroke care system.
- The Rhode Island Department of Health has used additional resources
to address heart disease and stroke prevention priorities. For example,
with Prevention Block Grant funding, the Department is working with
Minority Health Promotion Centers and community health centers to
implement the “Heart & Soul Project” intervention to:
- Educate the community about the signs and symptoms of heart
disease and stroke, and when to call 9–1–1;
- Refer program participants who are screened for high blood
pressure/high cholesterol to treatment;
- Provide follow-up contact with program participants, when appropriate.
To view county-level data, visit our interactive map site at
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/statemaps.htm.For more information, see the Rhode Island Department of Health Web site at
http://www.health.state.ri.us/.
Page last reviewed: August 23, 2007
Page last modified: August 23, 2007
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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