Filtered Projects
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Performance Goal #1 Prevent Development of Risk Factors Objective Through population and clinical approaches, increase the percentage of children and adults who engage in heart-healthy behaviors to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors. Performance Goal #2 Detect and Treat Risk Factors Objective Increase the percentage of patients who have their CVD risk factors detected and who implement lifestyle and/or pharmacologic intervention and successfully control their blood pressure and cholesterol levels and weight to prevent the development of CVD. Performance Goal #3 Early Recognition and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes Objective Increase the percentage of the public, including specified target groups (e.g., women, minorities, etc.) and providers, who recognize the symptoms and signs of acute coronary syndromes and seek timely and appropriate evaluation and treatment. Performance Goal #4 Prevent Recurrence and Complications of Cardiovascular Disease Objective Increase the percentage of CVD patients who are treated appropriately with lifestyle changes and drugs, and who reach goal LDL cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and successfully control their weight and other CVD risk factors to reduce CVD events. |
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