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State Program: Minnesota
Capacity Building
The Minnesota 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 second leading cause of death in Minnesota,
accounting for 8,602 deaths or approximately 22% of the state's deaths in
2002. (National Vital Statistics Report 2004;53(5)).
- Stroke is the third leading cause of death, accounting for 2,706
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 Minnesota reported having the following
risk factors for heart disease and stroke:
In 2005,
- 21.9% had high blood pressure
- 32.6% of those screened reported having high blood cholesterol
In 2006,
- 5.7% had diabetes
- 18.3% were current smokers
- 62.7% were overweight or obese (Body
Mass Index greater than or equal to 25.0)
- 14.2% 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
- Minnesota 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, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
- In May 2004, the Minnesota Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (MHDSP)
unit published The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Minnesota:
Mortality and Risk Factor Update May 2004. This report summarizes
data from a variety of sources, including vital statistics, the
Minnesota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Survey, and
the Minnesota Student Survey.
- The MHDSP unit coordinated training on high blood pressure
measurement and treatment guidelines for over 100 nurses and health care
practitioners. Since 2005, the MHDSP unit has provided technical
assistance to the 18 federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) located
in Minnesota on blood pressure and cholesterol treatment protocols and
guidelines, moving the clinics toward improving quality of care for
priority populations.
- In 2006, the MHDSP unit collaborated with the American Stroke
Association and the National Stroke Association to
coordinate a major regional training workshop for emergency medical
service (EMS) providers on the appropriate field protocol for stroke
patients. The MHDSP unit also worked successfully with partners to
develop and implement a statewide protocol for EMS practice for training
and acute stroke transport and treatment.
- The first-ever state plan (the Minnesota Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Plan 2004-2010, hereafter referred to as the “state plan”) to
address cardiovascular health in Minnesota was completed and released in
August 2004. The state plan was created through the collaboration of
over 150 individuals and organizations representing a multitude of
interests and expertise. The goals, objectives, and strategies from the
state plan were developed by the MHDSP steering committee, consisting of
work groups focused on health care, worksites, communities and community
organizations, schools, and land planning/transportation, the MHDSP unit
staff, and sister units within the community health program. The state plan identifies priority populations
based on data from the burden report, and community leaders representing
those groups were solicited for their ideas about priorities and
effective intervention strategies.
For more information, visit the Minnesota
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Initiative Web site at
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/chp/cvh/.*
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: December 5, 2007
Page last modified: December 5, 2007
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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