National Forum For Heart Disease

NATIONAL FORUM FOR HEART DISEASE & STROKE PREVENTION ANNUAL MEETING 2024 - ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGHOUT AMERICA: NOVEL DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES - ABSTRACT THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR HEART DISEASE & STROKE PREVENTION (NATIONAL FORUM) SEEKS FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF ITS 2024 ANNUAL MEETING WITH THE THEME OF “ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGHOUT AMERICA: NOVEL DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES”. THE MEETING WILL RAISE AWARENESS AND FLUENCY IN THE NEWLY DEVELOPED VITAL CONDITIONS FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING (VITAL CONDITIONS) FRAMEWORK AMONG MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS. IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT DISCUSSIONS ON HEALTH EQUITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ARE FRAMED WITHIN THE VITAL CONDITIONS PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS. FURTHERMORE, IT WILL ALSO PRESENT THE IMPORTANCE OF USING DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS INCREASE PERCEPTION OF HEALTH EQUITY AND ACTIONS AT COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL LEVELS. THE MEETING SPECIFIC AIMS/GOALS ARE (1)TO ENGAGE PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH CARE DECISION-MAKERS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE PUBLIC IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE HEALTH EQUITY IMPLICATIONS OF THE VITAL CONDITIONS OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AND HOW THEY CAN BECOME THE NEW NORM WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. (2) TO IDENTIFY DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES THAT CAN BEST INFORM THE VITAL CONDITIONS LEVERS FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT. (3) TO TRACK, COMPILE AND DISSEMINATE IMPROVEMENTS THAT MEETING PARTICIPANTS HAVE TAKEN BACK TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS TO FORM A PRACTICAL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ON HOW THE VITAL CONDITIONS CAN IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE NATIONAL FORUM’S IMPACT IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS HAS BEEN TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS WHO THEN TAKE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND ACTION ITEMS BACK TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS TO ENACT PRACTICAL CHANGES TO ENHANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AS RELATES TO CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS CONVENINGS, WE EXPECT 300 PARTICIPANTS AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING 2024 FROM ACROSS ALL HEALTH SECTORS WITH SIGNIFICANT UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY AND WOMEN PARTICIPATION AS REFLECTED IN OUR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND SPEAKER PANEL. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ON-DEMAND VIDEO, A SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND A DIGITAL ONE PAGER WITH LINKS TO ALL CONFERENCE MATERIALS AND REFERENCES. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE TRACKING OF IDEAS, ACTIONS, OR POLICIES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF THE STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THE MEETING TO CREATE A NATIONAL MAP OF IMPACT.

CHAMPIONING HEART HEALTH: PREVENTING THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH - NATIONAL FORUM ANNUAL MEETING 2025 - THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR HEART DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION (NATIONAL FORUM) SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) IN SUPPORT OF “CHAMPIONING A HEART-HEALTHY AMERICA: UNITING AGAINST THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH”. THE 2025 NATIONAL FORUM ANNUAL MEETING, OUR 23RD EVENT, WILL BRING TOGETHER HEALTH CHANGEMAKERS TO IMPROVE HEART HEALTH AND CLOSE THE U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY GAP BY SPOTLIGHTING STRATEGIES PROVEN TO PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC DISEASE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. WE WILL EXPLORE HOW TARGETED INTERVENTIONS CAN CREATE SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CHANGES. THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL POPULATIONS AND WILL ELEVATE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT APPROACHES TO CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH, ASSESSING THE STRENGTHS OF GUIDELINE-BASED CARE AND THE IDEAL CONDITIONS TO TRANSFORM RESEARCH RESULTS INTO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. THE SPECIFIC AIMS/MEETING OBJECTIVES ARE TO: ENGAGE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH CARE DECISION-MAKERS, AND RESEARCHERS IN A CONVERSATION ON THE CHALLENGES POSED IN PREVENTING CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASES, WHICH REMAIN AMONG THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH DESPITE INTENSIVE RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND AN EXPANSIVE EVIDENCE BASE. CONTINUE EXPLORING HIGH IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. FOLLOW-UP ON AND PRESENT PARTICIPANT ACHIEVEMENTS BASED ON PREVIOUS CONFERENCES. THE NATIONAL FORUM’S IMPACT IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS HAS BEEN TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS WHO THEN TAKE THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND ACTION ITEMS BACK TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO ENACT PRACTICAL CHANGES TO ENHANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES AS RELATES TO CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS CONVENINGS, WE EXPECT 325 PARTICIPANTS AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING 2025 FROM ACROSS ALL HEALTH SECTORS. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ON-DEMAND VIDEO, A SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND A DIGITAL ONE PAGER WITH LINKS TO ALL CONFERENCE MATERIALS AND REFERENCES. THE NATIONAL FORUM WILL ALSO TRACK ACTIONS OR POLICIES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF THE STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THE MEETING TO CREATE A NATIONAL MAP OF IMPACT.