Summary Report for the “Mobilizing American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Workshop on Improving Cardiovascular Health”

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); The Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (formerly the Office of Research on Minority Health); and the Indian Health Service (IHS) in partnership with the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation in Alaska, the Ponca Tribe in Oklahoma, and the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico addressed the problem of CVD during the launch of the “Strengthening the Heart Beat of American Indian and Alaska Native Communities” initiative. The NHLBI and IHS continued the initiative by organizing Phase II, “Mobilizing American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Workshop on Improving Cardiovascular Health” held on May 7 and 8, 2001. The following is a report on the workshop proceedings.

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