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American Heart Association President Urges Congress To Support Preventative Measures To Reduce Risk Factors For The Nation's No. 1 Killer
American Heart
Association President Daniel W. Jones, M.D. urged Congress to pass
legislation to help Americans control their risk factors for cardiovascular
diseases. With obesity, hypertension, diabetes and other risk factors on
the rise, the association is calling on elected officials to support
measures that focus on research and prevention.
"Risk factors, such as unhealthy weight, poor diet, smoking and
diabetes could undercut many of the gains we've made to reduce
cardiovascular disease deaths," said Jones, vice chancellor, University of
Mississippi Medical Center. "We must ratchet up efforts to convince
policymakers that a strong and sustained investment of government resources
is essential."
The association's 2008 Health Policy Agenda addresses risk factors
through legislation and initiatives that would combat the obesity epidemic,
curb tobacco use, particularly among children, increase funding for medical
research and prevention and reduce health disparities.
This year alone, cardiovascular diseases will cost Americans an
estimated $449 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses. Treatment
costs for cardiovascular diseases are expected to rise 64 to 84% by 2025.
Stroke treatment alone is projected to exceed $2 trillion by 2050.
"Avoiding key risk factors and receiving early diagnosis and
appropriate treatment can increase longevity and quality of life," said
Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., American Heart Association spokesperson and Medical
Director, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute Chief, Cardiothoracic
Transplantation, Baylor University Medical Center. "It's become
increasingly clear that policymakers must help Americans preempt the
disease before it can do any damage."
Among the association's 2008 public policy priorities: significantly
increase federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); passage of the Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, legislation that would
authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the tobacco
industry; passage of the HEART for Woman Act, legislation aimed at
improving the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease in
women; passage of the STOP Stroke Act, legislation to support the
development and implementation of stroke systems of care; passage of the
Genetic Information NonDiscrimination Act (GINA), legislation to protect
Americans from the possible misuse of genetic test results; nutrition
provisions in the Farm Bill including an agricultural subsidy for healthy
seed oils and legislation that would require more accurate labeling of
trans fat content in foods.
Access to quality and affordable health care remains a priority for the
American Heart Association. For the 2008 presidential election, the
association joined forces with AARP, the American Cancer Society, the
American Diabetes Association and the Alzheimer's Association to launch the
Are You Covered? Millions of Voices for Quality Healthcare campaign in four
primary states - Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. Over the
last several months, volunteers and advocates from the five organizations
have called on all presidential candidates to make health care reform the
focal point of their campaign message.
The Are You Covered initiative is driven by four fundamental
principles: quality health care for all; health care that's affordable;
health care without the "red tape;" and health care when and where people
need it.
"The campaign has given me an opportunity to raise awareness and
educate the candidates about my struggles to get affordable health
coverage," said Karen Merrill, You're the Cure New Hampshire advocate and
heart disease survivor. "I thank God every day for surviving a heart attack
and by-pass surgery, but I'm not sure my family will survive the financial
hit placed on us with medical bills."
The association's You're the Cure grassroots network consists of nearly
200,000 volunteers - doctors, scientists, parents, heart and stroke
survivors -- actively involved in the organization's public policy agenda
and dedicated to finding cures for heart disease and stroke. On April 28
and 29, an estimated 600 AHA volunteers from across the country will gather
on Capitol Hill for Congressional Heart and Stroke Lobby Day. The event
will be an unprecedented call to action of volunteers to raise awareness of
cardiovascular diseases and urge members of Congress to support relevant
legislation.
About the American Heart Association
Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association today is the nation's
oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building
healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. These diseases,
America's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, and all other cardiovascular diseases
claim nearly 870,000 lives a year. In fiscal year 2006-07 the association
invested more than $554 million in research, professional and public
education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans
live longer, healthier lives.
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
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