TEXAS CVD AND STROKE DIGEST
JUNE 2009
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Partnership.
REPORTS and DATA
Long-term Secondary Prevention Programs After Cardiac Rehabilitation for the
Reduction of Future Cardiovascular Events: Focus on Regular Physical Activity.
Authors: Domenico Scrutinio; Pier Luigi Temporelli; Andrea Passantino; Pantaleo
Giannuzzi. From Medscape Today.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/703265?src=mp&spon=17&uac=122388MJ
Screening for Cardiovascular Artery Disease in Patients With Diabetes. Author
Gregory A. Nichols, PhD. From Medscape Today.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704284?src=mp&spon=17&uac=122388MJ
Addressing Lipid Treatment Targets Beyond Cholesterol: A Role for Prescription
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Therapy. Authors Dall, Tara L. MD; Bays, Harold MD. From
Medscape Today.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704162?src=mp&spon=17&uac=122388MJ
The Built Environment: Designing Communities to Promote Physical Activity in
Children. Pediatrics; Vol. 123, No. 6; pages 1591-1598; June 2009
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Environmental Health issued a
policy statement that “highlights how the built environment of a community affects
children's opportunities for physical activity. Neighborhoods and communities can
provide opportunities for recreational physical activity with parks and open spaces, and
policies must support this capacity.”
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;123/6/1591
Bill Gives FDA Broad Powers to Regulate Tobacco
Washington Post, 06/12/09. The Senate approved landmark legislation today that would
give the government sweeping new power to oversee tobacco, a centuries-old product
used by 20 percent of Americans yet largely unregulated in this country. The bipartisan
measure, approved by a margin of 79 to 17, largely mirrors a measure passed by the
House last month. The House has indicated it will accept the Senate version and will
vote on it early next week before a bill is sent to President Obama. Obama, a smoker
who has struggled to quit, has said he is eager to sign the bill into law. It comes 50
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years after the surgeon general first warned of the health effects of tobacco.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061100323_pf.html
Chain menus could soon start counting calories
Reuters, 06/12/09. Large U.S. chain restaurants, criticized for their role in the country's
obesity epidemic, agreed on Wednesday to support legislation that would require them
to disclose calories on their menus. Chain restaurants with 20 or more locations would
have to list on their menus the number of calories per item and would also have to make
available upon request other nutritional information such as the amount of sugar, salt or
cholesterol. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE55A3GI20090611
Report on US Tobacco Control Policies and Use Finds Stark Contrasts in
Progress Among States. Medical News Today, 06/11/09.
The United States is becoming a nation of haves and have-nots when it comes to
tobacco control, according to a comprehensive publication on cigarette smoking
prevalence and policies in the U.S. which has just been released. The new report,
“Cigarette Smoking Prevalence and Policies in the 50 States: An Era of Change—the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ImpacTeen Tobacco Chart Book,” was presented at
the National Conference on Tobacco or Health meeting in Phoenix.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153416.php
New Poll Finds Disease Prevention Is Top Priority For Americans In Health
Reform. Medical News Today, 06/11/09
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
released a new public opinion survey today that finds that Americans rank prevention as
the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing
funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153463.php
Weight Management and Cardiovascular Disease: Implications of Recent and
Ongoing Clinical Trials. Authors John Wilding; Nick Finer. Medscape Today.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/703868?src=mp&spon=17&uac=122388MJ.
This article reinforces the need for broad, system level work. Disease Prevention
Provides No Cure-All. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124476182985608115.html
Early Childhood Conditions That Lead to Adult Health Disparities Identified.
ScienceDaily.com, 06/02/09. The origins of many adult diseases can be traced to early
negative experiences associated with social class and other markers of disadvantage.
Confronting the causes of adversity before and shortly after birth may be a promising
way to improve adult health and reduce premature deaths, researchers argue in a paper
published June 2 in The Journal of the American Medical Association. These adversities
establish biological "memories" that weaken physiological systems and make
individuals vulnerable to problems that can lie dormant for years.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602181955.htm
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Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Author JoAnn E.
Manson, MD, DrPH. Published: 04/03/2009.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/590436?src=mp&spon=2&uac=124808MK
RESOURCES, TOOLS, EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS / PRACTICES
Visit CDC's Healthy Communities Program Web site for community resources and
other helpful information: www.cdc.gov/HealthyCommunitiesProgram
Featured Web Site Item: Link to the Community Health Resources Database from
the Tools for Community Action page
(http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/) to find help with planning,
implementing, and evaluating community health interventions and programs that
address chronic diseases. Developed by CDC’s Division of Adult and Community
Health, the database includes links to hundreds of useful planning guides, evaluation
frameworks, communications materials, health risk factors data and statistics, fact
sheets, scientific articles, key reports, and state and local program contact information.
And check out another CDC Web site… As we venture into the 21st century, the
interaction between people and their environments, natural as well as human-made,
continues to emerge as a major issue concerning public health. To learn more about
healthy places, visit a Web site developed by the National Center for Environmental
Health: www.cdc.gov/HealthyPlaces.
New Resource Alert: Creating safe places for play: The launch of jointuse.org
In partnership with BMSG, PI proudly announces the launch of a new interactive
website dedicated to helping create safe places for children in all communities to play
and be active. By showcasing successes as well as the problem, Jointuse.org provides
the tools and resources advocates need to launch succesful joint use agreements,
allowing for shared use of public spaces like schools with community members once
schools are closed.
The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to
help in choosing programs and policies to improve health and prevent
disease in one’s community. The Web page has been redesigned to
allow easy access to all the evidence-based recommendations and findings that have
been systematically gathered here. More than 200 interventions have been reviewed
and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services has issued
recommendations for their use. To see all details and explore the resources, visit
http://www.thecommunityguide.org
Action Strategies Toolkit. A guide for local and state leaders working to create
healthy communities and prevent childhood obesity.
http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/product.jsp?id=42514&c=EMC-ADV
Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Health Policy Guide
The guide offers the latest policy updates and recommendations about how to
promote physical education and activity and healthy eating policies in schools.
http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/product.jsp?id=42472
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Media Access Guide: A Resource for Community Health Promotion —
http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/index.htm. Provides helpful hints
on developing effective working relationships with the media and gaining valuable news
coverage for health-related issues.
Stroke Telemedicine. American Stroke Association Scientific Statement - Published in
Stroke May 2009. American Stroke Association Policy Statement - Published in Stroke
May 2009. ASA Top Things to Know - review of the evidence for the use of telemedicine
within stroke systems of care. ASA Top Ten Things to Know - recommendations for the
implementation of telemedicine within stroke systems of care.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Meta-Analysis Questions Use of Aspirin in Primary Prevention CME. News Author:
Sue Hughes, CME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd. CME Released: 06/09/2009; Valid
for credit through 06/09/2010. This activity is intended for primary care clinicians,
cardiologists, neurologists, and other specialists who care for patients at risk for
myocardial infarction or stroke.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/704102?src=cmemp
New Options for Cardiovascular Safety in Patients With Osteoarthritis CME/CE
Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC, Chair; Andrew Whelton, MD, FACP; William B. White, MD
CME/CE Released: 06/15/2009; Valid for credit through 06/15/2010
This educational activity is designed for physicians and nurses who treat patients with
hypertension and arthritis. http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/703375?src=cmemp.
July 27–29, 2009……Washington, District of Columbia
Inaugural Conference on Obesity Prevention and Control, “Weight of the Nation,”
hosted by CDC.
September 15–16, 2009……Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Research to Practice Symposium: Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to
Support Healthy Aging, sponsored by CDC’s Prevention Research Centers–Healthy
Aging Research Network, Healthy Communities Program, and Healthy Aging Program.
October 26–28, 2009……Atlanta, Georgia
The 2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference, “Healthy People in a
Healthy Environment,” sponsored by CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in conjunction with the
National Environmental Health Association.
Battle of the Sexes: Disparities in the Care of Men and Women with CVD CME
Joanne M. Foody, MD; Jennifer H. Mieres, MD; Rita Redberg, MD
CME Released: 06/05/2009; Valid for credit through 06/05/2010
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This program is intended for cardiologists, primary care physicians, and other
healthcare providers involved in the management of women with or at risk for CVD.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/703531?src=cmemp
You are invited to attend the 3rd Annual Southern Obesity Summit: "Highway to Health On the Road Again" . Participants and state teams from 15 southern states will be
participating together in this one of a kind Summit hosted in the Live Music Capital of
the World, Austin, TX, on October 4-6, 2009. Join Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia as we gather and network to learn about
sustainable community solutions to this growing epidemic. Register now and receive the
early registration price of $230. Early registration ends July 10th! Click here for detailed
Summit information, including agenda, location and lodging. We are still accepting
submissions for Summit Breakout Session Proposals! The deadline has been extended
to July 1st. Please click here for proposal form.
New AHA/ASA Guidelines on TIA Management and Telemedicine in Acute Stroke
Released CME News Author: Susan Jeffrey CME Author: Hien T. Nghiem, MD
CME Released: 05/15/2009; Valid for credit through 05/15/2010. This article is
intended for primary care clinicians, emergency medicine specialists, neurologists, and
other specialists who care for patients with stroke.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/702876?src=cmemp
Effective Management of Dyslipidemia in Minority Populations - Applying Current
Data to Practice CME Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA; Karol E. Watson, MD,
PhD; Ryan C. Neal, MD. CME Released: 05/08/2009; Valid for credit through
05/08/2010. The primary audience for this activity are cardiologists. This program may
also be of interest to primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals
involved in managing patients with dyslipidemia.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/701564?src=cmemp
FUNDING AVAILABLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 15, 2009
$10 Million in First EPA Grants to Develop Climate Change Showcase
Communities
WASHINGTON - EPA is announcing the availability of up to $10 million in first of its
kind, "Climate Showcase Communities" grants to local and tribal governments to
establish and implement climate change initiatives that will help reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. The agency expects to award approximately 30 cooperative agreements,
each one ranging from $100,000 to $500,000. Approximately 5 percent of the funds
($500,000) are set-asides for tribal governments.
Proposals are due by July 22, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Grants are expected to be
awarded in January 2010.
Additional grant information:
http://epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-programs/state-and-local/showcase.html
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State/Territory-Level Capacity Building for Built Environment Projects and Health
Impact Assessments. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in conjunction with
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Environmental
Health, is looking to fund and support state and/or territorial health agencies to develop
and implement a plan for strengthening and improving the capacity to provide training
and technical assistance on the health consequences of built environment projects and
policies at the local level. ASTHO must receive applications by 4 pm Eastern time
on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Please submit an electronic copy of the application and
all attachments to kwilliams@astho.org. For questions about this RFP, contact:
Kerry Williams, MEM, Senior Analyst, Environmental Health
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite
450 | Arlington, VA 22202. 571-527-3176 kwilliams@astho.org
NEWS ABOUT OUR PARTNERS
COMMISSIONER STAPLES AWARDS TEXAS SCHOOLS MORE THAN
$11 MILLION WORTH OF STIMULUS FUNDS FOR NEW KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
Upgrades will allow more nutritious food preparation, increased energy efficiency
AUSTIN — Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced 381 Texas
schools will be awarded more than $11 million worth of new kitchen equipment as part
of the federal stimulus package administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The new kitchen equipment will provide greater energy efficiency and increase the
nutritional value of school meals by replacing deep-frying cooking methods and allowing
for greater use of fresh ingredients. Eligible school districts are required to participate in
the National School Lunch Program. Priority was given to those districts with a
significant number of students eligible for free or reduced-cost meals. Funds must be
used to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of delivering school meals. The money
can be used to replace, upgrade or update food service equipment. A complete list of
recipients and equipment can be found at www.SquareMeals.org/ARRA.
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