5184.0 Controlling risk for CVD

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Cardiovascular diseases are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.1 million lives a year. Yet heart attacks and strokes are largely preventable. This session foruces on risk reduction and management strategies aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with CVD.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe qualities of a successful preventive CVD program. 2. Discuss systems-level strategies for change to reduce CVD.
Moderator:
Robin A. Meleski, MPH, CHES

12:30pm
Evaluation of a cardiovascular disease screening programme in primary care: Preliminary results
Alexandra Clarke, MSc and Deborah Baker, Professor
12:45pm
Problem-solving intervention to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease in adults with complicated lives: Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network
Lucinda L. Bryant, PhD, Thomas C. Keyserling, MD, MPH, Maihan B. Vu, DrPH, MPH, Christa Ice, PhD, Colleen McMilin, MPH and Janie M. Leary, BSW, MPH
     
1:00pm
Development of an ecologically- oriented cardiovascular disease prevention and control intervention in El Paso, Texas
Sherrie Wise, MPH, Hector Balcazar, MS, PhD, Joe Rodriguez, BS, Diana Hastings, BS, Lorraine Hernandez, MS, CHES, Leticia Flores, MPH, María Duarte-Gardea, PhD, RD and Esperanza Vasquez, CHW
     
1:15pm
Reducing heart disease risk factors: Promising outcomes from a prevention program in the state of Colorado
Nick Flattery, MPH and Stephanie Coronel, MPH, CHES
1:30pm
Uniting physical activity, nutrition and tobacco prevention for a comprehensive chronic disease prevention campaign
Jennifer Messenger Heilbronner, BA
        

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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