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Moving into Action: Promoting Heart–Healthy and
Stroke–Free Communities
What Is Moving into Action?
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Moving into Action is a series of action items designed to help governors,
state legislators, local officials, employers, and health care leaders promote
heart–healthy and stroke–free communities. Each item suggests ways to encourage general interest and awareness of these health issues to
specific policies that promote healthy behaviors and reduce risks associated
with heart disease and stroke. Included are examples gathered from states and
communities that are working to reduce these risks and a summary of the science
underlying heart disease and stroke prevention.
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Suggested actions are based on current national guidelines, scientific
evidence, and existing efforts from states throughout the country. For example,
some actions are supported by years of research from leading public health,
public policy, and medical organizations, while others stem from efforts by
communities and organizations to address unhealthy behaviors related to heart
disease and stroke.
Moving into Action can help policy makers, employers, and health care leaders
assess what actions are most appropriate for their communities and can lend
support to the efforts of individuals to prevent, manage, and control their
risks for heart disease and stroke.
Share Your Experiences
In suggesting these actions, we also invite you to share your ideas and
experiences. Please e–mail your questions, suggestions, and experiences on how
you are Moving into Action in your community at
cdcinfo@cdc.gov.
Additional Copies
Additional copies of these lists can be requested at
cdcinfo@cdc.gov.
They will also be made available on the Cardiovascular Health Web site at
www.cdc.gov/cvh/library/moving_into_action/order.htm.
Suggested Citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Moving into Action: Promoting
Heart–Healthy and Stroke–Free Communities (State Legislators). Atlanta, GA: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services; 2005.
The Moving into Action sections are available in two ways. As an
on–line HTML document, and in downloadable PDF files. You will need Adobe
Acrobat to read the PDF files.
Learn more about PDFs.
View/Download the Publication by Sections
Note: Each section below includes the introduction, messages from CDC,
AHA/ASA, and ASTHO, as well as the What Science Tells Us, References, and
Acknowledgments.
Date last reviewed:
08/29/2008
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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