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2008 Public Health Action Plan Update: Celebrating Our
First Five Years
Appendix A: Organizational Profiles
of Co-Lead Agencies
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Dallas, Texas
http://www.americanheart.org* and
http://www.strokeassociation.org*
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
Washington, D.C.
http://www.astho.org*
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
Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.cdc.gov
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.
*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.
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Page last reviewed:
August 18, 2008
Page last modified: August 18, 2008
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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