A strategic goal of the American Heart Association (AHA) is to reduce heart disease, stroke,
and risk for both by 25%, 1 and Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) established 4 national goals …

Clinical registries play an important role in measuring healthcare delivery and supporting
quality improvement for individuals with cardiovascular disease and stroke. Welldesigned …

Cardiovascular diseases are highly preventable, yet they remain the most common cause of
death in the world. The epidemic is receding in industrialized countries; however, many low …

Much of the available surveillance data are provided with considerable lag time between
when they are collected and when they become available. For example, mortality data are …

In arguably the most influential public health article ever written,“Sick Individuals and Sick
Populations,” Geoffrey Rose1 described and appraised 2 mainstream strategies for primary …

Background—American Heart Association (AHA) public policy advocacy strategies are
based on its Strategic Impact Goals. The writing group appraised the evidence behind AHA's …

We at the US Department of Health and Human Services are committed to improving the
health of America. With the release of A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease …

Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious long-
term disability. In the United States, nearly 800,000 strokes occur each year; thus stroke is …

Successful prevention and control of coronary heart disease and stroke requires extensive
collaboration and strategic partnerships with many health and non–health-related …

The release of the American Heart Association's 2030 Impact Goal and associated metrics
for success underscores the importance of cardiovascular health and cardiovascular …