Most deaths from heart disease and stroke are preventable. However, cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer and the most expensive disease, costing nearly $1 billion per day. Although cardiovascular disease is largely preventable, it tops the disease burden list and by 2035, 45% of the U.S. adult population will be living with cardiovascular disease, costing $1 trillion annually. The situation is expected to worsen, with recent forecasts showing that . However, because of limited Congressional resources, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) effective evidence-based programs have not been fully implemented. Congress will reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease by ensuring that each state has sufficient resources to implement tailored programs to help prevent and control this costly, disabling, and deadly disease. We can stop this and make America a healthier and better place to live.
The American Heart Association advocates for stronger funding for CDC’s heart disease and stroke prevention programs, including Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Million Hearts 2022, and Wise Woman.
CDC helps prevent heart disease and stroke in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These programs address the prevention, control, and mitigation of heart disease and stroke by focusing on risk factor reduction and reducing health disparities within state, local, and tribal public health departments, and strengthen surveillance and implementation research. doing.
Million Hearts 2022, a public-private initiative, aims to achieve one million heart attacks in five years through continued implementation of ABCS (adequate aspirin, blood pressure control, cholesterol control, and smoking cessation) and the development of innovative and scalable methods. We are working to prevent stroke. Implement evidence-based prevention in communities and the health sector in the areas of highest burden. and expand her focus on physical activity, cardiac rehabilitation, and people aged 35 to 64, where event rates are on the rise.
The Integrated Screening and Assessment for Women Nationwide (WISEWOMAN) program provides risk factor screening and links it to lifestyle to help uninsured and underinsured people aged 40 to 64 years old. Help low-income women understand and reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke. Programs, health counseling, and other community resources that promote sustainable, healthy behavior change.
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