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- Title
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: Meeting the Challenge.
- Authors
Tomaselli, Gordon F.
- Abstract
The author talks about cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke prevention. He mentions the efforts by the American Heart Association (AHA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the United Nations (UN) to prevent CVD and stroke. He notes that improved prevention will require employing science and technology to gain better understanding on risk of CVD and stroke. He explains the role of the private sector in promoting healthy lifestyle as part of CVD prevention.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; CEREBROVASCULAR disease prevention; AMERICAN Heart Association; UNITED States. Dept. of Health &; Human Services; UNITED Nations; LIFESTYLES; PRIVATE sector
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2011, Vol 306, Issue 19, p2147
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2011.1668