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(Circulation. 2001;103:2870.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.

Editorial

Partnerships for the Health of the Public

Rose Marie Robertson, MD

From Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.

Correspondence to Rose Marie Robertson, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2220 Pierce Ave, MRB II, Room 315, Nashville, TN 37232-6300. E-mail rosemarie.robertson@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu

Key Words: Editorials • coronary disease • resuscitation • stroke • prevention

In the year 2000, the American Heart Association focused its human and financial resources on an ambitious goal with important implications for the health of the American public. We committed to reduce the impact of coronary heart disease and stroke and the risk of these disorders by 25% by 2010. To begin to accomplish this, 3 critical near-term goals need to be met. Each is driven by our longstanding mission to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular disease and stroke.

The first goal targets our patients and people at risk. It states that by 2003, we will double the percentage of people who will effectively reduce their risk factors to the goal levels established by the American Heart Association in collaboration with our other public health partners. The second goal states that by 2003, the percentage of patients suffering from sudden death, acute myocardial infarction, or stroke who receive the appropriate treatment within the recommended time frame from the onset of symptoms will increase significantly, with specific goals for each disease entity. The last goal is to maximize the scientific, human, and financial resources of the association to make the attainment of the other goals possible.

As we looked forward, the American Heart Association recognized the value in building relationships with like-minded health organizations as a means of achieving our common goals. These relationships not only provide access to a wider spectrum of resources, but also provide the means to communicate vital information to the public more effectively.

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