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Latest revision as of 00:32, 21 September 2010
The American Heart Association is a "national voluntary health agency."[1]
Mission
The missions statement of the AHA is:[1]
- "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
Their current goals are:[1]
- "Reduce the death rate from coronary heart disease and stroke by 25 percent."
- "Reduce the prevalence of smoking, high blood cholesterol and physical inactivity by 25 percent."
- "Reduce the rate of uncontrolled high blood pressure by 25 percent."
- "Eliminate the growth of obesity and diabetes."
Clinical practice guidelines
The AHA publishes many clinical practice guidelines that are published in scientific journals and linked centrally on the AHA website.