Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Children: Program and Policy Implications
| Autor: | Joanne S. Harrell, Annette C. Frauman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Rural Population Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Urban Population media_common.quotation_subject Child Welfare Health Promotion Disease Promotion (rank) Risk Factors Cause of Death Health care North Carolina Prevalence medicine Humans Risk factor Child General Nursing Health policy media_common Cause of death business.industry Health Policy Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health Care Costs Health promotion Cardiovascular Diseases Population Surveillance Female business |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nursing. 11:236-241 |
| ISSN: | 1525-1446 0737-1209 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1994.tb00417.x |
| Popis: | Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; it is also a major factor in rising health care costs. Risk factors for the disease are present in childhood, at the time when lifelong health habits are forming. Thus, strategies for improving the cardiovascular health of children through programs and policy may be expected to have a maximum effect. The cardiovascular health in children study identified the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in 2209 children age 8 to 11 years, attending 21 rural and urban public schools in North Carolina. Schools were randomly selected from three regions of the state (coastal, piedmont, mountain) in which the frequency of cardiovascular disease differs. Initial results of the study demonstrate the use of such findings in formulating health policy and in designing intervention programs. |
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