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For additional information on CDC's National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Training, contact:

Linda J. Redman
CDC/NCCDPHP
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

4770 Buford Hwy NE
Mailstop K-47
Atlanta, GA 30341

Telephone: 770-488-8056
Fax: 770-488-8151
E-mail: lxr7@cdc.gov

CDC National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program

In 1998, the U.S. Congress provided funding for CDC to initiate a national, state–based heart disease and stroke prevention program with funding for eight states. Beginning June 30, 2008, CDC will fund 41 states and the District of Columbia, 28 as capacity building programs and 14 as basic implementation programs.

The primary purpose of the National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is to implement interventions designed to reduce mortality, morbidity, and related health disparities. This purpose is achieved by enhancing the capacity of the State health departments to implement evidenced-based public health practice and to collaborate with the private and public sectors for State-level, coordinated and sustainable educational and policy and system change approaches.

State Programs funded by the CDC National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program are to complete the following activities:

• Develop and maintain partnerships.
• Define and monitor the burden of heart disease and stroke.
• Develop, update, and facilitate the implementation of a comprehensive State heart disease and stroke prevention plan.
• Develop, plan and implement population-based policy and system change intervention strategies that address the program priority areas in various settings (e.g., worksite, health, community).
• Enhance capacity for program evaluation.

Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program

In 1993, Congress authorized CDC to establish the WISEWOMAN program to extend preventive health services provided to women who participate in the CDC-funded National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). Participants are of low-income status and uninsured or underinsured. Beginning June 30, 2008, CDC will fund 19 States and 2 Tribal organizations to implement the WISEWOAMN program.

The priority population for WISEWOMAN is women aged 40-64 who are enrolled in NBCCEDP. The purpose of the WISEWOMAN program is early detection and prevention of heart disease and stroke risk factors. The goal of providing these preventive health services is to determine heart disease and stroke risk and prevent or reduce risk factors using behavior change strategies to help participants improve their diet, become more physically active, live tobacco free, and adopt other heart healthy behaviors. Collaboration with relevant public health experts and organizations is instrumental to the successful implementation of WISEWOMAN.