India: CVD risk growing in urban populations
Results from the New Delhi Birth Cohort - a comparatively young cohort of Indian men and women - suggest that the magnitude of coronary risk factors is unfortunately increasing, raising concerns about a future epidemic of CVD in India... Journal Review
Global: Youth attitudes toward smoking
Since many young adolescent boys and girls take up cigarette smoking during their early years, and young people can be fierce advocates for policy change, it is important to understand youth attitudes toward smoke-free policies for the purpose of developing new educational and policy initiatives... Journal Review
Iran: Impact of community trial on hypertension
Programs like Isfahan Healthy Heart Program may serve as a model to design intervention programs against hypertension and other chronic conditions in developing countries... Journal ReviewEffectiveness of a lifestyle intervention program among persons at high risk for CVD and diabetes in a rural community
This report describes the development and implementation of a diabetes prevention program within a rural health care facility and the weight loss outcomes among participants at high risk for both diabetes and CVD... Journal Review
Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Seychelles: towards a comprehensive plan of action
Started in the late 1980s, the country's NCD prevention and control program could serve as a model for other developing countries... Journal Summary
Practical business of treatment: Case studies of tobacco dependence treatment in Brazil, England, India, South Africa and Uruguay
Tobacco dependence treatment availability varies greatly by region of the world and by level of economic development, however poor countries that would benefit the most from this treatment are the least likely to have a government organized system... Journal Review
Developing a national physical activity plan: the Kuwait example
Kuwait is now designing and implementing a National Physical Activity Plan which could also serve as a model for other countries... Journal Summary
Mobilising a disadvantaged community for a cardiovascular intervention: designing PRORIVA in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The PRORIVA study illustrates a way to design a CVD prevention program that integrates the results of scientific studies as well as the needs expressed by the community... Journal Review
HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings
This study highlights the key role that educators play in implementing school-based interventions, and the importance to continue recognizing the influence of the home environment on healthy eating and physical activity... Journal Review
The Abu Dhabi cardiovascular program: The continuation of Framingham
The Abu Dhabi approach to reducing CVD risk has created a solid platform for scalable intervention, and for "learning by doing," with impact being monitored at the level of individuals, groups and the whole population... Journal Review
WCC 2010 Report
The World Congress of Cardiology was held in Beijing on 16 June to 19 June, 2010. Below are links to ProCor's coverage of the conference... Conference Report
Integrated non-communicable disease control program in a northern part of India
Integrated NCD control programs are feasible through health services in a low resources setting by capacity building of health staff, logistic support, provision of essential drugs and by adopting a health promotion model focusing on common risk factors in different settings... Journal Review
Policy support, norms, and secondhand smoke exposure before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free law in Mexico City
Popular support for smoke-free laws in Mexico City is growing and it will be interesting to assess how support changes and how the laws help smokers quit or reduce the number of cigarettes smoked per day... Journal Review
Tools for building clinic-community partnerships to support chronic disease control and prevention
This article introduces a framework for building chronic disease partnerships that lends itself to evaluation of partnership contributions toward accomplishment of outcomes, and checklist tools to help partnerships examine the process of partnership across phases of the framework... Journal Summary
Workplace tobacco cessation program in India: A success story
An innovative tobacco cessation program changed the atmosphere regarding tobacco consumption on an entire industrial campus, thus exemplifying how peer pressure can bring about a positive change in the life style of an entire group... Journal Review
Dietary sources of sodium in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, women and men aged 40 to 59 years: The INTERMAP study
The present study assessed the main dietary sources of salt intake in various Western and Asian populations and gave some strategies to prevent and control hypertension and improve health... Journal Review
Ceremonial tobacco use in the Andes: implications for smoking prevention among indigenous youth
Smoking prevention programs targeting indigenous youth could benefit from studies like this one that assist in the identification of cultural factors that may enhance youth resilience to pressures to smoke... Journal Review
School-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in Sousse, Tunisia
Children exhibit risk factors for CVD that often persist into adulthood and this pilot study demonstrated the potential of schools as suitable settings for early intervention efforts to promote cardiovascular health in children... Journal Review
Medication adherence, self-care behaviour and knowledge on heart failure in urban South Africa: the Heart of Soweto study
Chronic heart failure treatment is a significant problem in South Africa because education about CHF is not optimal and knowledge on CHF medication and management is poor... Journal Review
A system dynamics model for planning cardiovascular disease interventions
System dynamics simulation models help policymakers understand the impact of different interventions to find those that have the greatest leverage in the short term and in the longer term. The simulations with this model have revealed strategies that can have an impact on CVD while operating within realistic resource constraints... Journal Review
