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Nation's Leading Preventive Health Groups Seek To Save Lives By Transforming Americans' Approach To Health
The American College of Preventive
Medicine (ACPM) and Partnership for Prevention (Partnership) have joined
forces to change the way Americans approach their health, from costly disease
treatment to cost-effective disease prevention. The organizations have
targeted heart disease, the nation's number one killer, with a number of
initiatives, including the announcement of a new project designed to increase
doctor-patient discussions about the role of aspirin in reducing the risk of
cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.
"Heart disease will cost America about $450 billion this year,"(1) said
Mike Parkinson, MD, FACPM, MPH, president of the American College of
Preventive Medicine. "Heart disease is preventable and there are very
important steps people can take -- but aren't taking -- to prevent heart
disease from occurring in the first place like improved diet, exercise and
stopping smoking. One inexpensive but effective way of reducing the risk of
heart attack for people at increased risk is to take a doctor-recommended
low-dose aspirin, but studies show aspirin is underutilized by people who
would benefit."(2)
The initiative, which targets both consumers and healthcare professionals,
includes "Heart Healthy Texas," a consumer-focused event to provide people
with the most current information about preventing heart disease. It also
includes the announcement of a pilot study to test the effectiveness of
professional and patient tools designed to promote better dialogue about the
role of aspirin in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events, ultimately
resulting in improved health through the broader, appropriate use of aspirin.
"Our goal is to reach both patients and healthcare providers with
important information about the easiest and most cost-effective ways to
prevent heart disease and to facilitate dialogue about the importance of
aspirin in preventing cardiovascular events," noted Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH,
former commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, director
of the Institute for Health Policy at the University of Texas School of Public
Health, and chair of the Partnership's National Commission on Prevention
Priorities. "Our hope is that the aspirin therapy education program can be a
model for how to improve the uptake of other preventive services."
"Heart Healthy Texas" and the pilot study are supported in part by
educational grants from Bayer HealthCare.
ACPM and Partnership Studies Show Increased Aspirin Use Would Save Lives
The organizations' efforts are a response to several recent reports
suggesting that better use of preventive strategies could save thousands of
lives each year.
An August 2007 report by the Partnership calculated that 45,000 lives
would be saved each year if more adults took a low-dose aspirin to prevent CV
events.(3) The report, "Preventive Care: A National Profile on Use,
Disparities, and Health Benefits," was funded by the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the
WellPoint Foundation. It reaffirms a prior Partnership report, which rated
aspirin counseling as among the highest value preventive health services that,
if optimized, would dramatically contribute to improved public health.
"The data are extraordinary," observed Dr. Sanchez. "If more people at
risk for heart attack were on a simple and inexpensive doctor-recommended
aspirin regimen, fewer people would die from heart disease. Period."
Underutilization of aspirin is a significant public health concern.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2005
only 40 percent of men 40 years and older and women 50 years and older were
using aspirin on a daily basis.(3)
A recent ACPM report published in the American Journal of Preventive
Medicine also reported underutilization of aspirin. In addition, the report
showed that the factor most strongly associated with aspirin use was a
conversation about aspirin with a healthcare provider: aspirin use was 88%
among respondents reporting such a discussion, compared to 17% for those who
did not report a discussion. The report, which was based on a nationwide
online survey of 1,299 adults ages 40 and older, revealed that aspirin is
greatly underutilized, with 43% of increased-risk respondents saying they do
not take aspirin regularly.(2)
"There is a clear correlation between having a conversation with a
healthcare provider about the role of aspirin in preventing cardiovascular
events and actually using aspirin to reduce the risk of heart attack and
stroke," said Dr. Parkinson. "The efforts by ACPM and Partnership aim to
promote awareness and dialogue between patients and their healthcare providers
about cardiovascular prevention strategies, including healthy behaviors and
the potential role of aspirin therapy."
About the American College of Preventive Medicine
The American College of Preventive Medicine is the national professional
society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion.
Its mission is to serve as the leader for the specialty of preventive
medicine, which encompasses general preventive medicine, public health,
occupational and environmental medicine, and aerospace medicine. ACPM seeks
to improve population health status through evidence-based disease prevention
and health promotion research, policies, practices, and programs. More
information is available at http://www.acpm.org.
About Partnership for Prevention
Partnership for Prevention is a nationally recognized nonprofit membership
organization made up of organizations dedicated to advancing policies and
practices to prevent disease and improve the health of all Americans.
Partnership's members include voluntary health associations, medical and
public health organizations, businesses, government agencies and academic
institutions. More information about Partnership for Prevention is available
at http://www.prevent.org.
References
(1) Rosamond W, Flegal K, Furie K, et al. Heart disease and stroke
statistics 2008 update: a report from the American Heart Association
Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation 2008;117
(Page 13).
(2) Pignone M, Anderson GK, Binns K, et al. Aspirin use among adults over
40 in the U.S.: results of a national survey. Am J Prev Med 2007;32(5):403-
407.
(3) National Commission on Prevention Priorities. Preventive Care: A
National Profile on Use, Disparities, and Health Benefits. Partnership for
Prevention, August 2007. Available here.
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American College of Preventive Medicine
Partnership for Prevention
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