A
Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
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Section 2. A Comprehensive Public Health Strategy and the Five Essential
Components of the Plan: A Platform for Action
Introduction: A Vision of Cardiovascular Health for America
A challenging vision of
cardiovascular health for the United States is a nation whose residents are
heart-healthy and stroke-free. Can we reach this vision from the present
reality? What will the CVD burden be like in such a future? By what means
can so radical a change be achieved? What roles will public health agencies
and others need to play? What action areas must be addressed in developing
appropriate recommendations?
To effectively address
these questions, we must develop a framework for addressing the questions,
understand the role and responsibilities of public health agencies, and
define the major action areas so that the most pertinent issues can be
identified and corresponding recommendations formulated.
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Comprehensive Public Health Strategy
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