Heart-healthy and stroke-free, 2008.
Year: 2008
Type: editorial
Abstract: To celebrate the first decade of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) support to states for heart disease and stroke prevention, it is fitting to begin with the U.S. congressional action that launched the program in 1998. The immediate antecedents of that action, its major consequences, and certain parallel developments help to put this event in perspective and make clear the pressing tasks from 2008 forward. 1998: Landmark Congressional Action Legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in fiscal year 1998 was a landmark in public health efforts to improve cardiovascular health in America. This legislation is discussed in the conference report, House Report 105-390,
Source: PubMed
Author: Darwin R Labarthe
Institution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W138370419