271572 Faces of Million HeartsTM

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 5:06 PM - 5:09 PM

Stephanie Creel, MPH , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disase Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Lauren Elsberry, MPH, CHES , Division for Heart Disase and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Jessica Spraggins, MPH , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Heather Pierce, MPH , Palladian Partners, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
Million HeartsTM is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. This video comes from interviews with Americans who are heart attack or stroke survivors and their family members. They help paint a picture of the devastating and profoundly personal impact heart attack and stroke can have on those affected by these conditions, and underscore the importance of an initiative such as Million HeartsTM. Heart disease and stroke are two of the leading causes of death in the United States. Million HeartsTM joins communities, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and private-sector partners from across the country to fight heart disease and stroke. Million HeartsTM brings together existing efforts and new programs to improve health across communities and help Americans live longer, healthier, more productive lives. Visit the Million HeartsTM website at http://millionhearts.hhs.gov.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Chronic disease management and prevention
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe some of the experiences of heart attack and stroke survivors. Name the purpose of the Million HeartsTM initiative.

Keywords: Heart Disease, Strokes

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the account director of a comprehensive communications support contract focusing on heart disease prevention and oversaw development of this video.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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