The Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project: An 18 Year Review

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• Alternative Title:
  Curr Pediatr Rev
• Personal Author:
  Elliott, Eloise ; Lilly, Christa ; Murphy, Emily ; Pyles, Lee A. ; Cottrell, Lesley ; Neal, William A.
• Description:
  Background
  
  The Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project is a chronic disease risk factor surveillance, intervention, and research initiative aimed at combating the unacceptably high prevalence of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses in West Virginia.
  
  Objectives and Methods
  
  The school-based public health project identifies health risk factors in children, educates families, informs primary care physicians, and provides resources to schools to help improve population health, beginning with children.
  
  Results and Conclusion
  
  Details regarding methodology, results, and conclusions derived from this unique public health initiative that has screened over 200,000 children are the subject of this 18-year review.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Child Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Vessels Female Humans Male Mass Screening Risk Factors School Health Services
• Source:
  Curr Pediatr Rev. 13(4):265-276
• Pubmed ID:
  29345596
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5944838
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP005004/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U54 GM104942/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Appalachian Region ; West Virginia
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9b1e08776cbfaa151d7f3cc2a6d77d4f06445745bdf8aa57647ee24dc7f26ee1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53985/cdc_53985_DS1.pdf
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