American Heart Association

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The American Heart Association is a "national voluntary health agency."^[1]

Mission[edit]

The missions statement of the AHA is:^[1]

"Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."

Their current goals are:^[1]

• "Reduce the death rate from coronary heart disease and stroke by 25 percent."
• "Reduce the prevalence of smoking, high blood cholesterol and physical inactivity by 25 percent."
• "Reduce the rate of uncontrolled high blood pressure by 25 percent."
• "Eliminate the growth of obesity and diabetes."

Clinical practice guidelines[edit]

The AHA publishes many clinical practice guidelines that are published in scientific journals and linked centrally on the AHA website.

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