Case Study: Million Hearts Campaign
Introduction
In September of 2011, the Million Hearts Campaign was launched, with a goal to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by the year 2017. The co-leaders in this effort to decreases heart attacks and strokes are the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Death, one out of every three occur by heart attack and strokes in the United States, costs billions of dollars in health care which can be prevented. Four preventable risk factors occurring in heart and stroke deaths include smoking, obesity, elevated cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure. These tragic deaths effect minorities more than non-Hispanic white men. African American men have a 30 percent higher risk at heart attack and stroke then non-Hispanic white men, due to increased risk factor such as elevated blood pressure. Heart disease is also the leading cause of death for American women. The Million Hearts Campaign is striving to save lives one heart …show more content…
These organizations cooperating together to achieve a common goal by collaborating, enhances each other’s ability to promote protect health. Health information technology and team based care allow these organizations to share information, gain valuable insight on the populations needs and track progress towards the common goal. Collaboration in the Million Hearts Campaign involves many individuals and organizations, from pharmacist to local providers and even health care systems, each working together to increase the population’s awareness and ability to decrease the risks associated with strokes and heart
Introduction
In September of 2011, the Million Hearts Campaign was launched, with a goal to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by the year 2017. The co-leaders in this effort to decreases heart attacks and strokes are the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Death, one out of every three occur by heart attack and strokes in the United States, costs billions of dollars in health care which can be prevented. Four preventable risk factors occurring in heart and stroke deaths include smoking, obesity, elevated cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure. These tragic deaths effect minorities more than non-Hispanic white men. African American men have a 30 percent higher risk at heart attack and stroke then non-Hispanic white men, due to increased risk factor such as elevated blood pressure. Heart disease is also the leading cause of death for American women. The Million Hearts Campaign is striving to save lives one heart …show more content…
These organizations cooperating together to achieve a common goal by collaborating, enhances each other’s ability to promote protect health. Health information technology and team based care allow these organizations to share information, gain valuable insight on the populations needs and track progress towards the common goal. Collaboration in the Million Hearts Campaign involves many individuals and organizations, from pharmacist to local providers and even health care systems, each working together to increase the population’s awareness and ability to decrease the risks associated with strokes and heart