Author: Laurie Whitsel, PhD, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation, American Heart Association
Preview: Given the compelling data on physical activity’s impressive contributions to health, it’s even more critical that public health efforts support our population in moving more and sitting less.
Author: Ivor J. Benjamin, M.D., FAHA, FACC, President, American Heart Association, 2017-18; Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiovascular Center at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin
Preview: A new study confirms that lay health educators are dependable partners in implementing community-based hypertension control programs.
Author: Kim Stitzel, M.S., R.D., Senior Vice President, Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Preview: Now we can drill down to understand how life expectancy varies neighborhood by neighborhood, thanks to an effort that calculates life expectancy at birth for nearly every U.S. census tract.