A new whole-of-city strategy for addressing cardiovascular population health

Ann Aerts; Jo Ivey Boufford

doi:10.1080/23748834.2021.1979774

A new whole-of-city strategy for addressing cardiovascular population health

Ann Aerts, Jo Ivey Boufford

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Abstract

People in low- and middle-income countries experience heart disease at alarming rates. As urbanization accelerates, cities can drive innovative partnerships to improve prevention and management of heart disease, bringing government, business and civil society together. Through Better Hearts Better Cities, we pioneered a people-centered and multisector initiative, guided and owned by local city authorities, to address cardiovascular disease and its underlying causes within the context of rapid urbanization, reaching millions of people. Cities across the world can apply its strategy, consisting of six pillars named CARDIO, shorthand for Care, Access, policy Reform, Data and digital, Intersectoral collaboration and local Ownership.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	296-302
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cities and Health
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.1979774
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Cardiovascular disease
community leaders
digital health
heart health
partnerships
urbanization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Urban Studies

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