CDC Grand Rounds: The Million Hearts Initiative

Farley et al discuss the US Department of Health and Human Services' Million Hearts. Million Hearts is a large-scale, public-private initiative, co-led by CDC and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that aims to change the cardiovascular health of the nation by preventing 1 million...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 309; no. 12; pp. 1221 - 1223
Main Authors Farley, Thomas, DeMaria, Anthony N, Wright, Janet, Conway, Patrick H, Valderrama, Amy L, Bair, Nicole A, Kelly, Miriam, Popovic, Tanja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 27.03.2013
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Cardiovascular disease
Disease prevention
Government agencies
Initiatives
United States > US
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Summary:Farley et al discuss the US Department of Health and Human Services' Million Hearts. Million Hearts is a large-scale, public-private initiative, co-led by CDC and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that aims to change the cardiovascular health of the nation by preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. Success can be achieved by the implementation of proven, effective interventions, health technology and systems improvements, modifications in health-care coverage and reimbursement, and innovative strategies to improve performance on the ABCS by patients, healthcare professionals, and health-care systems. System and environmental changes at the local and state levels will be important to create environments that facilitate healthy choices. Considerable commitments and dedication from various partners will make the difference in reaching the Million Hearts goal. Here, they also look at local prevention efforts.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2013.221