Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control / Chronic Diseases / CARMEN

Charting New Directions for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention and Control in the Americas: A Joint NHLBI/PAHO Workshop (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, 13–15 October 2004)

- Agenda (PDF) - Contact CARMEN Links - PAHO CARMEN Page - PAHO CVD Page - NIH/NHLBI Site - Atlas of Heart Disease & Stroke - WHO CVD Page		Main Conference Page at NHLBI Website Workshop Goal: To share experiences, identify complementarities, and propose a joint plan for a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Cardiovascular Health Promotion Initiative, by involving the CARMEN Network Members, selected programs and initiatives of the NHLBI and PAHO, and key partners. Expected Outcomes Defining the main lines for collaboration between the NHLBI and PAHO, in order to jointly support the development, implementation and evaluation of a Pan American Cardiovascular Health Promotion Initiative defined. Developing a draft of a joint PAHO/NHLBI and selected partners, programs and initiatives aimed at building up technical capacity for CVD prevention and control and health promotion in Latin America and Caribbean Region. Workshop Location: National Institutes of Health / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI), US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Building 31, C Wing, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

	The Pan American Health Organization Promoting Health in the Americas