| | Name of Organization: | Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities "CARDIAC" | | Contact Name: | William A. Neal, M.D. | | Address: | West Virginia University | | City: | Morgantown | | State: | WV | | Zip: | 26508 | | Phone #: | 304-293-4224 | | Fax #: | 304-293-1409 | | E-mail: | wneal@hsc.wvu.edu | | Organization Type: | Other |  |
| | Mission of Organization: | Reduce prevalence of cardiovascular disease in WV | | Goals: | Surveillance/research/intervention...individualized for families at very high risk by virtue of inherited genetic dyslipidemias; and population-based at the school and community level. | | Measure of effectiveness of program: | Outcomes measures - data analysis | | Collaborators on this program: | WVRHEP, WVMF, WVU Extension, Healthy Hearts | |
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| | Start Date: | Continuous | | Description of program: | Reduce heart disease to HP 2010 flagship objective (<200 deaths/100,000. | | Topic areas: | Physical Activity Programs | | Other: | School-based CVD risk factor surveillance/interven | | Target population: | 5-18 yrs | | Length of program's existence: | 9 years | | # of people reached annually: | 10,000 plus | | Is there a fee to participate: | No | | Web Site: | http://cardiacwv.org | |
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