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12. Heart Disease and Stroke
Goal: Improve cardiovascular health and quality of life through the prevention, detection, and treatment of risk factors; early identification and treatment of heart attacks and strokes; and prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events.Objective numbers in bold with an asterisk (*) indicate the objectives with proposed change(s).
| Objective Number | Objective Short Title |
|---|---|
| Heart Disease | |
| 12-1 | Coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths |
| 12-2* | Knowledge of symptoms of heart attack and importance of calling 911 |
| 12-3* | Artery-opening therapy |
| 12-4* | CPR training |
| 12-5* | Out-of-hospital emergency care |
| 12-6 | Heart failure hospitalizations |
| Stroke | |
| 12-7 | Stroke deaths |
| 12-8* | Awareness of early warning symptoms of stroke |
| Blood Pressure | |
| 12-9 | High blood pressure |
| 12-10 | High blood pressure control |
| 12-11 | Action to help control blood pressure |
| 12-12 | Blood pressure monitoring |
| Cholesterol | |
| 12-13 | Mean total blood cholesterol levels |
| 12-14 | High blood cholesterol levels |
| 12-15 | Blood cholesterol screening |
| 12-16* | LDL-cholesterol level in CHD patients |
Display all objectives in Focus Area 12.
Read Healthy People focus area 12 Heart Disease and Stroke in Healthy People 2010.
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