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State Program: Ohio
Capacity Building
The Ohio Department of Health began
receiving funds from CDC in 2000 to support a state heart disease and stroke
prevention program.
Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke
- Heart disease is the leading cause of
death in Ohio, accounting for 31,388 deaths or approximately 29% of the
state's deaths in 2002. (National Vital Statistics Report 2004;53(5)).
- Stroke is the third leading cause of
death, accounting for 7,252 deaths or approximately 7% of the state's
deaths in 2002. (National Vital Statistics Report 2004;53(5)).
- According to Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey results, adults in Ohio
reported having the following risk factors for heart disease and stroke:
In 2005,
- 27.0% had high blood pressure
- 37.2% of those screened reported having high blood cholesterol
In 2006,
- 6.7% had diabetes
- 22.4% were current smokers
- 63.9% were overweight or obese (Body
Mass Index greater than or equal to 25.0)
- 24.5% 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 heart disease and stroke
urgency, the signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke,
and the need to call 9–1–1.
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State Highlights
- Ohio is part of the Great Lakes Regional Stroke Network funded by
CDC. The Network is led by the Illinois Department of Public Health and
includes Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
- The Ohio Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke: 2002-2007
was published by the program in March, 2003. The Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention (HDSP) plan was developed with the involvement of 27
member agencies from the Ohio Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Alliance and
outlines comprehensive objectives and strategies that address secondary
prevention, disparities, and priority populations, a framework for data
collection and evaluation of CVH outcomes. Members of the CVH Alliance
currently are working on the 2nd Edition of the Ohio plan due to be
published in 2008.
- The Ohio Stroke Council (OSC) was convened in 2005 as a subcommittee
of the Ohio CVH Alliance. The goal of the council is, to raise awareness
of stroke, promote stroke prevention, and support developing the stroke
system of care throughout Ohio. Currently, 15 agencies serve on the OSC
representing key stroke system partners such as the American College of
Emergency Physicians-Ohio Chapter, the Ohio Association of
Rehabilitation Facilities, American Heart Association, and Ohio
Emergency Medical Services.
- The Burden of Stroke in Ohio Report, released in May, 2006,
is the first comprehensive review of currently available data that
describe the various aspects of the state's stroke system of care from
prevention through mortality. The Report, co-produced with the American
Heart Association-Great Rivers Affiliate, documents the magnitude of
stroke as a public health problem and identifies issues and needs in the
state's stroke system of care that have an impact on quality of life and
premature death and disability from stroke.
- The Ohio HDSP program has an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Ohio Department of Public Safety-Emergency Medical Services (ODPS-EMS)
to develop and launch the Burden of Stroke Study in Ohio. This study, in
partnership with the Ohio EMS and the state EMS Medical Director, is
examining the impact of EMS provider education on the triage, transport,
and development of prehospital care protocols on outcomes for stroke
patients in seven underserved counties in Ohio. The eventual goal of the
study is to develop state guidelines for use by EMS providers on the
prehospital management of stroke.
For more information on heart disease and
stroke prevention in the state, visit the Ohio Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Reduction Program Web site at
http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/hprr/cardio/hdsp.aspx.*
To view county–level data, visit our
interactive map site at http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/statemaps.htm.
*Links to non–Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Page last reviewed: September 6, 2007
Page last modified: September 6, 2007
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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