| The Program |
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The Mississippi Cardiovascular Health Program has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since September 1998.
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Priorities
- Control high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Control high cholesterol
- Education on signs and symptoms
- Improve emergency response
- Improve quality of care
- Eliminate health disparities
- Develop Population-based Strategies
- Develop Culturally-competent Strategies for Priority Populations
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Activities
- Develop and Coordinate Partnerships
- Develop Scientific Capacity to Define the Cardiovascular Disease Problems
- Develop an Inventory of Policy and Environmental Strategies
- Develop or Update State Plan
- Provide Training and Technical Assistance
- Develop Population-based Strategies
- Develop Culturally-competent Strategies for Priority Populations
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| Resources |
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You can order the following resources through the Cardiovascular Health Program. To do so, call 601-576-7781
or get in touch with your local health department office.
- Heart attack brochure
- Heart attack PowerPoint presentation
- Heart attack tip card
- Heart attack poster
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