CVH Council and 22 States Join Mission to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Council and 22 states have signed on to the "Mission Possible: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure" Campaign to promote improved high blood pressure prevention and control among high-risk audiences. This campaign, developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) National High Blood Pressure Education Program, is supported by a partnership that includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Indian Health Service, and the NHLBI. Beginning in the fall of 2005, the participating states began implementing projects to disseminate the Mission Possible materials to their state-level and community-based partners. These local groups will use the materials to develop new partnerships and to support ongoing outreach and education and policy activities in a variety of community, worksite, health care, and school settings. They also will monitor these activities and provide feedback on the usefulness of the materials in increasing action among organizations and the community and in supporting ongoing heart disease prevention and control programs and activities. The CVH Council is a national organization that links the heart disease and stroke prevention program managers from each U.S. state and territory's public health department. The Council supports state efforts to reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease on the American public. A major focus is developing partnerships for cardiovascular health promotion and disease prevention. The project helps meet the Healthy People 2010 Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention goals for the Nation. The participating states are Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Summary of State Activities |
