Cardiovascular disease
Jennifer Tucek, SwedishAmerican Health System
Christine Anderson, OSF St. Anthony Medical Center

Mission:
To identify and decrease barriers that limit access to services that reduce and prevent cardiovascular disease among the underserved.
Work Plan:
Members of the project team have identified the four top cardiovascular risk factors for focused action: 1) high blood pressure; 2) cigarette smoking; 3) high cholesterol; 4) physical inactivity. The team is examining each risk factor in detail, seeking to determine several aspects of each, including: 1) current community initiatives; 2) contributing barriers; 3) intervention/prevention strategy; 4) major partners; 5) time line; 6) status; 7) responsible party.