2014 Epidemiology and Prevention, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference: San Francisco, Ca. Conference Dates: San Francisco, CA 3/18-21, 2014
Location:
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
San Francisco, CA
Conference Dates:
Mar. 18-21, 2014
Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN
A Scientific Statement for Public Health Practitioners, Healthcare Providers, and Health Policy Makers
- Thomas A. Pearson, MD, PhD, FAHA, Co-Chair;
- Latha P. Palaniappan, MD, MS, FAHA, Co-Chair;
- Nancy T. Artinian, PhD, RN, FAHA;
- Mercedes R. Carnethon, PhD, FAHA;
- Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH, FAHA;
- Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, FAHA;
- Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, PhD, FAHA;
- Stephen P. Fortmann, MD;
- Barry A. Franklin, PhD, FAHA;
- James M. Galloway, MD, FAHA;
- David C. Goff Jr., MD, PhD, FAHA;
- Gregory W. Heath, DHSc, MPH, FAHA;
- Ariel T. Holland Frank;
- Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD;
- Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA;
- Joanne M. Murabito, MD, ScM;
- Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA;
- Comilla Sasson, MD, MS;
- Melanie B. Turner, MPH;
- on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
Key Words:
- AHA Scientific Statements
- cardiovascular diseases
- prevention and control
- public health
- public policy
- risk factors
Introduction
The goal of this American Heart Association Guide for Improving Cardiovascular Health at the Community Level (AHA Community Guide) is to provide a comprehensive inventory of evidence-based goals, strategies, and recommendations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke prevention that can be implemented on a community level. This guide advances the 2003 AHA Community Guide1 and the 2005 AHA statement on guidance for implementation2 by incorporating new evidence for community interventions gained over the past decade, expanding the target audience to include a broader range of community advocates, aligning with the concepts and terminology of the AHA 2020 Impact Goals, and recognizing the contributions of new public and private sector programs involving community interventions.
In recent years, expanding arrays of programs and policies have been implemented in increasingly diverse communities to provide tools, strategies, and other best practices to potentially reduce the incidence of initial and recurrent cardiovascular events. The AHA Community Guide complements the AHA statement entitled “Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits”3 and supports the AHA 2020 goal4to “improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20%, while reducing deaths from CVDs and stroke by 20%.” The present AHA Community Guide supports the AHA 2020 goal by identifying exemplary regional or national programs that encourage cardiovascular health behaviors and health factors (formerly addressing risk behaviors and risk factors) from which communities might acquire proven strategies, expertise, and technical assistance for improving cardiovascular health.
The AHA Community Guide Complements Existing CVD and Community Guidelines
The AHA Community Guide seeks to prevent …
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EPI/NPAM Program Information
Program Description
The EPI/NPAM Spring 2014 Scientific Sessions are unique in content and format. The primary goal is to promote the development and application of translational and population science strategies related to the prevention of heart disease and stroke and promotion of cardiovascular health. Global cardiovascular public health needs and the reduction of health disparities related to cardiovascular risk will be emphasized this year.
The Councils on Epidemiology & Prevention (EPI) and Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health (formerly Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism) jointly plan the EPI/NPAM Spring 2014 Scientific Sessions. The sessions focus on risk factors, obesity, nutrition, physical activity, genetics, metabolism, biomarkers, subclinical disease, clinical disease, healthy populations, global health, and prevention-oriented clinical trials.
The program is designed to present new findings on:
- results of cardiovascular disease prevention trials.
- causes and mechanisms of health factors, subclinical, and clinical cardiovascular diseases.
- relationships of nutrition (diet) and physical activity (fitness) with cardiometabolic health.
- relationships of obesity, diabetes, and renal disease with cardiometabolic health.
- genetic and environmental epidemiology of cardiometabolic health.
- effects of lifestyle interventions on cardiometabolic disease and its health factors.
- population trends in cardiovascular diseases and their health factors.
- global cardiovascular health
The program also will provide participants with the opportunity to learn current information about:
- advances in measuring diet and physical activity.
- advances in techniques in preventive cardiology.
- behavioral strategies to promote and sustain lifestyle modifications.
- clinical, population, and global health strategies to promote cardiometabolic health.
- outcomes research in cardiovascular health.
- guideline development related to cardiovascular health
- advances in techniques relevant to observational studies and clinical trials.
- methods of population surveillance for cardiovascular health and health factors.
The program includes presentations of new high-quality, high-impact research; and, it is organized around oral, moderated poster, and poster abstract presentations, with special translational science lectures and debates on current issues relevant to cardiometabolic health and preventive cardiology. This format is intended to maximize the opportunities for thought-provoking interaction across a wide spectrum of scientists, including junior investigators as well as senior researchers. The sessions are designed to enhance the careers of young and early mid-career investigators and practitioners committed to the promotion of cardiometabolic health. The sessions emphasize 1) translational science, 2) population science, and 3) interdisciplinary approaches to the development and application of knowledge related to the promotion of cardiometabolic health.
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