Darwin Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD

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Plenary I

Preview of Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke – 2013 Update: Overview and Discussion

Darwin Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhDEmeritus Founder of the National Forum, Professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine

Sharon Moffatt, RN, BSN, MSNChair-Elect of the National Forum Board of Directors, Association of State Territorial Health Officials Delegate, and Chief of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials


Ten Action Priorities:Effective Communication

Affordable Care ActCommunicate to legislators, policymakers and the public at large the nation’s vital stake in sustaining the prevention and public health provisions in the Affordable Care Act.


Ten Action Priorities:Strategic Leadership, Partnerships, & Organization

Public health – healthcare collaborationIntegrate public health and health care into a public health system effective in supporting community-level prevention policies and programs.


Ten Action Priorities:Taking Action

The Million Hearts® InitiativeSign on to Million Hearts® as individuals and organizations, select among the many opportunities to support it, and commit to effective engagement.



Cardiovascular health and health equityEnsure that all actions taken to improve the nation’s cardiovascular health toward 2020 goals reach everyone, especially those most vulnerable to unfavorable social and environmental conditions.



Sodium and heart-healthy dietIdentify and act on opportunities to reduce sodium intake in the community and achieve heart-healthy dietary patterns for all.



Tobacco use and SHS exposureConnect with efforts in tobacco control and smoke-free air initiatives to maximize their impact in heart disease and stroke prevention.


Ten Action Priorities:Strengthening Capacity

Prevention workforceMake full use of resources for education and training of the prevention workforce at state and local levels.


Ten Action Priorities:Evaluating Impact

Cardiovascular surveillance and Healthy People 2020Advocate for a comprehensive, robust and timely system of monitoring cardiovascular events (heart attacks, stroke, heart failure) for the US population, including full adoption of the “developmental” heart disease and stroke objectives of Healthy People 2020.


Ten Action Priorities:Advancing Policy Through Research

Research to advance policy and practiceConduct needed implementation and dissemination science and health economics research, including needed education and training, in support of health policy development, implementation and dissemination.


Ten Action Priorities:Engaging in Regional and Global Collaborations

Collaboration in regional and global initiativesUndertake collaborations in major regional and global cardiovascular health initiatives, in the interest of improving both US and global cardiovascular health.


Questions to Consider:The 10 Action Priorities

Do you support these 10 action priorities? Are there any you would add – if so, with what rationale?


Questions to Consider:Your Organization’s Interests

How do these action priorities resonate with your organization’s interests and activities? Which ones are you already taking action on? Which ones would you newly commit to take action on in the immediate future?


Questions to Consider:Dissemination and Implementation

What are your 3 greatest ideas for dissemination and implementation of the Action Plan 2013 Update at community, state, and national levels?


Questions to Consider

The 10 action prioritiesDo you support these 10 action priorities? Are there any you would add – if so, with what rationale?

Your organization’s interests How do these action priorities resonate with your organization’s interests and activities? Which ones are you already taking action on? Which ones would you newly commit to take action on in the immediate future?

Dissemination and implementationWhat are your 3 greatest ideas for dissemination and implementation of the Action Plan 2013 Update at community, state, and national levels?

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Darwin Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD