Lessons learned from the healthy heart community prevention project in reaching the African American population

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 366-371

  Ferdinand, Keith C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; Cardiovascular disease; Hyperlipedimia; Hypertension; Low socioeconomic status; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY;

EID: 0031202966     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0580     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Ferdinand KC. The Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project: A model for primary cardiovascular risk reduction in the African-American population. J Natl Med Assoc 1995 Aug;87(8 Suppl):63-41.
2. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Fifth Joint National Committee Report (NIH Pub. No. 93-1088). Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1993.
3. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The sports guide, NHLBI planning guide (NIH Pub. No. 95-3802). Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995.