Taking the Initiative

Veazie, Mark A.; Galloway, James M.; Matson-Koffman, Dyann; Labarthe, Darwin R.; Brownstein, J. Nell; Emr, Marian; Bolton, Eric; Freund, Eugene; Fulwood, Robinson; Guyton-Krishnan, Jeanette; Hong, Yuling; Lebowitz, Michael D.; Ochiai, Emmeline; Schoeberl, M. R.; Robertson, Rose Marie

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.105.169179

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“…515 The principal objectives are to improve the quality of healthy living and eliminate health disparities through interventions aimed at heart disease and stroke prevention. 515,516 In addition to community-based outreach programs, nutrition education beginning in elementary school may yield considerable dividends toward reducing obesity rates, because dietary behaviors are often established in childhood. 517 Prototypical pilot studies demonstrate a greater understanding of healthy food choices, which in turn may also improve academic performance.…”

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Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Disease

Miller¹,

Stone²,

Ballantyne³

et al. 2011

Circulation

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Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Disease

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Ballantyne³

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Circulation

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“…Three questions conceived by the American Heart Association and Healthy People 2010 (Chapter 12, Heart Disease and Stroke, 12.2 and 12.8) 24,25 regarding knowledge of CVD were asked. First: what is the leading cause of death among women?…”

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“…Choices for ''actions to take if experiencing a heart attack'': call 911 (correct answer), drive yourself to the hospital, asks a friend to drive you to the hospital, or make an appointment with the doctor. 25 …”

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Young Urban Women

Giardina

Paul

Hayes

et al. 2016

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Although young women are presumed to have low cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mortality, the mortality benefits secondary to ischemic heart disease have plateaued among young women, <50 years. Materials and Methods: Women, 18-49 years (n = 595) among all participants (n = 1,045) in the Columbia University Heart Health in Action Study, were assessed for CVD risk burden, that is, presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, current tobacco use, hyperlipidemia, physical inactivity, and/or obesity. Anthropometrics (height, weight, waist circumference, and body mass index [BMI]); demographics; socioeconomic status, CVD risk factors, body size perception; knowledge and awareness of CV disease; and attitudes toward lifestyle perception were determined. Results: Most were Hispanic (64.0%); non-Hispanic white (20.0%); or non-Hispanic black (8.7%), age = 35.9 -8.0 years. BMI was categorized as obese ( ‡30 kg/m

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“…11,12 Heart disease prevention activities were built around participant education and implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Heart Disease Prevention in Women. 13 This report examines the baseline clinical characteristics, socioeconomics, and anthropometrics of participants and explores the relation between cardiometabolic risk factors, race/ ethnicity, SES, and level of education.…”

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The DHHS Office on Women's Health Initiative to Improve Women's Heart Health: Focus on Knowledge and Awareness Among Women with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Giardina

Sciacca

Foody

et al. 2011

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: The diversity of the U.S. population and disparities in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) require that public health education strategies must target women and racial/ethnic minority groups to reduce their CVD risk factors, particularly in high-risk communities, such as women with the metabolic syndrome (MS). Methods: The data reported here were based on a cross-sectional face-to-face survey of women recruited from four participating sites as part of the national intervention program, Improving, Enhancing and Evaluating Outcomes of Comprehensive Heart Care in High-Risk Women. Measures included baseline characteristics, sociodemographics, CVD related-knowledge and awareness, and Framingham risk score (FRS). Results: There were 443 of 698 women (63.5%) with one or more risk factors for the MS: non-Hispanic white (NHW), 51.5%; non-Hispanic black (NHB), 21.0%; Hispanic, 22.6%. Greater frequencies of MS occurred among Hispanic women ( p < 0.0001), those with less than a high school education (70.0%) ( p < 0.0001), Medicaid recipients (57.8%) ( p < 0.0001), and urbanites (43.3%) ( p < 0.001). Fewer participants with MS (62.6%) knew the leading cause of death compared to those without MS (72.1%) ( p < 0.0001). MS was associated with a lack of knowledge of the composite of knowing the symptoms of a heart attack plus the need to call 911 (odds ratio [OR] 0.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.17-0.97, p = 0.04). Conclusions: Current strategies to decrease CVD risk are built on educating the public about traditional factors, including hypertension, smoking, and elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). An opportunity to broaden the scope for risk reduction among women with cardiometabolic risk derives from the observation that women with the MS have lower knowledge about CVD as the leading cause of death, the symptoms of a heart attack, and the ideal option for managing a CVD emergency.

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Taking the Initiative

Cited by 34 publications

References 76 publications

Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Disease

Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Young Urban Women

The DHHS Office on Women's Health Initiative to Improve Women's Heart Health: Focus on Knowledge and Awareness Among Women with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

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