|
|
|
2008 Public Health Action Plan Update: Celebrating Our First Five YearsAppendix A: Organizational Profiles of Co-Lead AgenciesAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke Association Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association (AHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to reducing disability and death from cardiovascular disease and stroke. The American Stroke Association (ASA) was established in 1998 to focus exclusively on stroke. In FY 2005-2006, AHA/ASA invested more than $534 million in research, public and professional education, advocacy, and community service programs to help Americans of all ages, races, and ethnicities live longer, healthier lives. AHA is second only to the U.S. federal government in the amount of cardiovascular research it supports. Five researchers won Nobel Prizes for AHA-funded work. Public education activities include spearheading national movements to raise awareness and understanding about cardiovascular disease and stroke among women and African Americans, increasing physical activity in the workplace, and reducing childhood obesity. Professional education activities include holding an annual scientific meeting that includes science sessions; this meeting is the largest annual cardiovascular research meeting in the world. AHA also publishes journals and has programs to improve the quality of care in hospitals. Advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels focuses on increasing funds for research, fighting tobacco, and improving the cardiovascular health and fitness of children. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, AHA has 10 regional affiliates and more than 2,000 local offices throughout the United States. Each year more than 22 million volunteers and supporters help advance AHA’s mission. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials is a national non-profit organization that represents the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia . The organization’s mission is to formulate and influence sound public health policy and to assist state health departments in developing and implementing programs and policies to promote health and prevent disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is the principal agency in the U.S. government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. CDC includes the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases; the Coordinating Center for Health Promotion; the Office of Global Health; the Coordinating Center for Environmental Health, Injury Prevention, and Occupational Health; and the Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response.
Page last reviewed:
August 18, 2008 |
|
||||||||||||
|