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Title

Better population health through behavior change in adults: a call to action

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine

Publication Date

2013-11-05

Document Type

Article

Subjects

Adult; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Diseases; Health Promotion; Humans; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior

Disciplines

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Cardiovascular Diseases | Community Health | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion

Abstract

An AHA Science Advisory recommending that physicians intervene more assertively to get patients to adopt healthier lifestyles, directly targeting smoking, obesity, poor diet, and physical inactivity.

Keywords

AHA Scientific Statements, behavior, population health, prevention

DOI of Published Version

10.1161/01.cir.0000435173.25936.e1

Source

Spring B, Ockene JK, Gidding SS, Mozaffarian D, Moore S, Rosal MC, Brown MD, Vafiadis DK, Cohen DL, Burke LE, Lloyd-Jones D; American Heart Association Behavior Change Committee of the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health, Council for High Blood Pressure Research, and Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Better population health through behavior change in adults: a call to action. Circulation. 2013 Nov 5;128(19):2169-76. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000435173.25936.e1. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Circulation

Related Resources

Link to Article in PubMed

PubMed ID

24100544

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