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About Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at
CDC
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Factors which put people at increased risk for
heart disease and stroke include:
• High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Cholesterol
• Tobacco Use
• Physical Inactivity
• Dietary Factors
• Overweight / obesity
• Diabetes |
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally heart disease and stroke, are among the nation's leading killers for both men and women among all racial and ethnic groups.
- More than 70 million Americans have some form of CVD, including high blood pressure,
coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and other
conditions. This is about 1 in 3 adults.
- It is estimated that 1.2 million Americans have a heart attack
each year.
- About 700,000 strokes occur each year among Americans.
- CVD will cost the nation
an estimated $403 billion in 2006, including health expenditures and
lost productivity.
Source: American
Heart Association, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2006 Update.
Dallas: AHA, 2005.
Until fiscal year 1998, no federal funding had been directed to states to specifically
target heart disease and stroke for many years.
Most state funds came through the general Preventive Health and Health
Services Block Grant. In 1998, CDC received funding for states to develop
comprehensive heart disease and stroke prevention programs. Currently, 32 states and the
District of Columbia receive this funding.
- Click HERE to see a brief history of
cardiovascular health activities within the CDC.
- CDC Announces the
new Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP).
See the press release.
CDC's heart disease and stroke prevention activities are carried
out within the CDC's DHDSP.
Relevant activities are also carried out by the CDC's
Division of Adult and Community
Health, the
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity,
Office on Smoking and Health,
Division of Diabetes Translation,
the Division of Adolescent and
School Health and the
Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention. CDC's
National Center for Birth
Defects and Developmental Disorders addresses related blood
conditions, and the National Center for Environmental
Health carries out laboratory–based activities relevant to
heart disease and stroke.
Our Goals and Strategies
Prevent Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke
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Increase public awareness.
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Involve new partners.
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Test and share public health prevention strategies.
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Increase measurement of risk factors across life stages.
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Focus on high-risk populations to
eliminate disparities.
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Promote policy changes that encourage healthy behaviors
and environments.
Increase Detection and Treatment of Risk Factors
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Increase availability of preventive services.
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Promote strategies to identify and treat high-risk
populations.
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Test and share strategies that promote adherence to
clinical guidelines.
Increase Early Detection and Treatment of Heart Disease
and Stroke
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Increase capacity to monitor and address
disparities and outcomes.
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Promote coordinated systems of care policies.
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Test and share strategies that increase early detection
and treatment.
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Increase timely and affordable treatment options for
everyone.
Decrease Recurrences of Heart Attacks and Strokes
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Increase ability to track and address
disparities among people living with the disease.
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Accelerate translation of evidence-based
practices.
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Work with health professionals and
communities to overcome barriers for preventing recurrent
events.
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Promote an increase in the availability of health services.
Foster a Skilled and Engaged Public Health Workforce
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Increase the skills and capacity of the public
health workforce to address heart disease and stroke
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Create and maintain a skilled workforce and positive
work environment within CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention.
Page last reviewed: July 30, 2009
Page last modified: July 30, 2009
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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