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12-2. Knowledge of symptoms of heart attack and importance of calling 911

Heart Disease

ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
12-2. (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults aged 20 years and older who are aware of the early warning symptoms and signs of a heart attack and the importance of accessing rapid emergency care by calling 911.
Potential data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS
12-2. (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults aged 20 years and older who are aware of the early warning symptoms and signs of a heart attack and the importance of accessing rapid emergency care by calling 911. 
Target: 50 percent. 
Baseline: 46 percent of adults aged 20 years and older were aware of the early warning symptoms and signs of a heart attack and the importance of accessing rapid emergency care by calling 911 in 2001. 
Target setting method: Better than the best. 
Potential dData source : National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
REVISED OBJECTIVE
12-2. Increase the proportion of adults aged 20 years and older who are aware of the early warning symptoms and signs of a heart attack and the importance of accessing rapid emergency care by calling 911.
Target: 50 percent.
Baseline: 46 percent of adults aged 20 years and older were aware of the early warning symptoms and signs of a heart attack and the importance of accessing rapid emergency care by calling 911 in 2001.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source : National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.

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