Heart Disease Prevention in Children: The Road to 2020

摘要

The American Heart Association is a well-respected nonprofit agency and opinion leader on cardiovascular health strategies in the United States. They provide scientific statements and practice guidelines for healthcare professionals and the public as well as resources and tools for researchers. Here, Laurie Whitsel, PhD, director of policy research for the AHA, discusses why they believe the new school meal standards are working and should receive continued support in 2015; how worksite health care could benefit children; and the association's 2020 goal, which is to improve the cardiovascular health of the nation by 20 percent by 2020.