The DHHS Office on Womens Health Initiative to Improve Womens Heart Health: Focus on Knowledge and Awareness Among Women with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

摘要

BackgroundThe diversity of the U.S. population and disparities in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) require that public health education strategies must target women and racial/ethnic minority groups to reduce their CVD risk factors, particularly in high-risk communities, such as women with the metabolic syndrome (MS).