| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 237-259 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Prevention and Control |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2005 |
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- Epidemiology
- Community and Home Care
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Taking the initiative. Implementing the American Heart Association Guide for improving cardiovascular health at the community level. / Veazie, Mark A.; Galloway, James M.; Matson-Koffman, Dyann; Labarthe, Darwin R.; Brownstein, J. Nell; Emr, Marian; Bolton, Eric; Freund, Eugene; Fulwood, Robinson; Guyton-Krishnan, Jeanette; Hong, Yuling; Lebowitz, Michael; Ochiai, Emmeline; Schoeberl, Mark; Robertson, Rose Marie.
In: Prevention and Control, Vol. 1, No. 3, 09.2005, p. 237-259.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Taking the initiative. Implementing the American Heart Association Guide for improving cardiovascular health at the community level
AU - Veazie, Mark A.
AU - Galloway, James M.
AU - Matson-Koffman, Dyann
AU - Labarthe, Darwin R.
AU - Brownstein, J. Nell
AU - Emr, Marian
AU - Bolton, Eric
AU - Freund, Eugene
AU - Fulwood, Robinson
AU - Guyton-Krishnan, Jeanette
AU - Hong, Yuling
AU - Lebowitz, Michael
AU - Ochiai, Emmeline
AU - Schoeberl, Mark
AU - Robertson, Rose Marie
N1 - Funding Information: Disseminating recommendations such as these into widespread practice remains a major challenge. Most community-based efforts do not have adequate resources and the capacity to implement all the interventions in a list of promising practices such as the AHA Guide. This issue must also be addressed in federally sponsored programs such as the State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Enhanced Dissemination and Utilization Centers of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. With strong support from the community and policy makers, program planners can set priorities and implement and evaluate effective programs. For example, the New York State Heart Healthy Program implemented policy and environmental change initiatives at worksites and in faith communities, along with a successful educational campaign to encourage consumption of low-fat milk. The Montana program successfully translated and disseminated evidence-based science into practice to improve emergency-response systems and increase awareness of signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke (Box 1) . This article describes a model and strategies needed for a community-driven initiative with limited resources and shows how to prioritize and translate a list of promising practices into action with the AHA Guide as an example. Box 1 : Montana Improves Emergency Response Systems and Awareness of Signs and Symptoms
PY - 2005/9
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VL - 1
SP - 237
EP - 259
JO - Global Heart
JF - Global Heart
SN - 2211-8160
IS - 3
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