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Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
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Section 4. Implementation: Mobilizing for Action
Steps
Toward Implementation
To make the Action
Plan a reality, action is needed now. Mobilizing this action requires
detailed plans of implementation; methods for measuring short–, mid–, and
long–term outcomes and impacts; and a process for oversight and evaluation.
Close collaboration with
public health agencies at state, territorial, local, and tribal levels is
needed. These collaborations can 1) promote development of specific
implementation plans; 2) align partnerships to broaden and deepen the base
of support for the Action Plan and strengthen overall capacity; 3)
provide comprehensive, timely, and accurate data to guide policy and
decision makers, health professionals, and the public; and 4) provide
appropriate interaction among partners in the scientific community to
advance prevention effectiveness research to evaluate policies and programs.
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Adaptation to Future Conditions
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Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion |