WORLD HEART DAY

29 SEPTEMBER

As the world struggles to fight COVID-19, we’ve never been more aware of the importance of our and our loved one’s heart.

2021 WHO Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension: Let's implement it now!

As part of the activities to mark World Heart Day, the Pan American Health Organization invites you to participate in a new HEARTS in the Americas webinar, titled "2021 WHO Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension: Let's implement it now!", that will take place on Friday, 1 October 2021.

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HEARTS Initiative in Trinidad and Tobago

This video tells the story of how the HEARTS initiative is being implemented in Trinidad and Tobago, in a joint effort by the health team at the primary care clinics along with the program coordinators and the health authorities, with the technical support by PAHO.

By 2025, the HEARTS model will be the model for the cardiovascular disease risk management, including hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia in primary health care in the Americas

countries in the Region have now joined the HEARTS initiative

Cardiovascular Risk Calculator

739

health centers implementing HEARTS

Global HEARTS Initiative

Global Hearts is an initiative spearheaded by the World Health Organization involving various global actors, including the Centers for Disease Control and prevention of the United States (CDC) and the Initiative Resolve to Save Lives, among other global actors. The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) leads the implementation of HEARTS in the Region of the Americas, ensuring that implementation actions are aligned with the strategic priorities of the region, particularly with the universal health coverage resolution, strengthening of health systems based on primary care and with the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, specifically those related to the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCD)

HEARTS in the Americas

HEARTS in the Americas is an initiative of the countries, led by the Ministries of Health with the participation of local stakeholders with the technical cooperation of PAHO. The Initiative seeks to integrate seamlessly and progressively into already existing health delivery services to promote the adoption of global best practices in the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and improve the performance of the services through better control of high blood pressure and the promotion of secondary prevention with emphasis on the primary health care. HEARTS is being implemented and expanded in 16 countries of the Region to include 739 health centers across the Region implementing HEARTS, which together cover approximately 7.5 million adults in the respective catchment areas. the HEARTS model will be the model for the cardiovascular disease risk management, including hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia in primary health care in the Americas by 2025.

CVD RISK CALCULATOR

FIND OUT YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE
AND HOW TO LOWER IT

This FREE app is a cardiovascular risk calculator that estimates the possible 10-year risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with the financial contribution of the U.S Centers for Diseases Prevention and Control, transformed the published color-coded tables into an online electronic calculator for use on computers and smartphones, updating the previous Cardiocal app (2014)

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