Science-in-Briefs: Turning Science Into Action
Science-in-Briefs are concise and user-friendly publication summaries intended to enhance the understanding and application of current research findings. Science-in-Briefs provide a short synopsis of newly published articles summing up the findings and how these findings might be applied to the work in cardiovascular health promotion.
Each Science-in-Brief may contain the following sections:
- What is already known on this topic?
- What is added by this document?
- What are the applications for these findings?
- What are the implications for public health practice?
Blood Pressure/Hypertension
- Prevalence, Management, and Control of Hypertension among U.S. Workers: Does Occupation Matter? [PDF-145K]
- Getting the Message Across in Hypertension Care [PDF-469K]
- Blood Pressure Control among U.S. Veterans [PDF-393K]
- Regular Use of Home Blood Pressure Monitors [PDF-357K]
- The Hypertension Team [PDF-340K]
- Impact of Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure Change During Middle Age [PDF-303K]
- Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: How Good a Predictor of Long-Term Risk? [PDF-266K]
- Hospitalization Costs Associated with Hypertension as a Secondary Diagnosis [PDF-252K]
- A Closer Look at African American Men and High Blood Pressure Control [PDF-271K]
Cardiovascular Disease
- A Validated Prediction Tool for Initial Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF-356K]
- Benefits of Achieving Optimal CVD Risk Factor Levels for Older Men [PDF-315K]
- Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease [PDF-274K]
- Impact of Pharmacist Care in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors [PDF-332K]
- Proportion of the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality Disease due to Prevention Versus Treatment: Public Health Versus Clinical Care [PDF-289K]
- Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women [PDF-280K]
- The Role of Obesity in the Development of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Related Preventive Measures: Project HeartBeat! [PDF-126K]
Community Health Workers
- Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Trial [PDF-369K]
- The Future Role of Community Health Centers in a Changing Health Care Landscape [PDF-283K]
- Community Health Workers "101" for Providers and Other Stakeholders [PDF-326K]
- Addressing Chronic Disease Through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach [PDF-349K]
- Community Health Workers: Part of the Solution [PDF-286K]
Economics of Cardiovascular Disease
- Costs of Heart Failure–Related Hospitalizations in Patients Aged 18–64 Years [PDF-230K]
- Value of Primordial and Primary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease [PDF-578K]
Patient Centered Medical Homes
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Cyberinfrastructure [PDF-298K]
- Patient-Centered Medical Home: Current State of Evidence [PDF-186K]
Smoking
Sodium
Worksite Wellness Programs
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