October 17-18, 2012

The Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Conference Center1330 G Street, NW, Second Floor

Washington DC

Welcome from the National Forum Executive Director

John Clymer, Executive Director

Celebrating the National Forum’s 10th Annual

Meeting and Achievements

Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHAAssociation of Black Cardiologists

Professor, Tulane University School of MedicineChair, National Forum

National Forum Overview

Vision

Working together for a heart-healthy and

stroke world.

Mission

To provide leadership and encourage collaborative action

between organizations committed to heart disease

and stroke prevention.

Members

Founding

In 2001, the American Heart Association, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention founded the National Forum to provide leadership for implementation of A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke, a national plan to chart a course for the prevention of heart disease and stroke.

1998 - 2005 Laying the Ground work to Setting Priorities

• 1998 - Congress awards appropriation to CDC, establishing a state heart disease and stroke prevention program

• 2003 - A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke is published

See page 49 in the Annual Meeting program book for a full list

2006 – 2009Action Plan to Affect• 2006 - Dr. Darwin Labarthe, 1st National Forum Chair

• 2007 - Essential Features of a Surveillance System to Support Prevention and Management of Heart Disease and Stroke is published in January 2, 2007 issue of Circulation

• 2008 - Update to the Action Plan

• 2009 - National Forum convened the Economics of Cardiovascular Disease: Defining the Research Agenda, May 14, 2009

• 2009 - National Forum convened a Global Summit on Education and Training in Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, October 15-16, 2009

• 2009 - National Forum hires first Executive Director

2010 and BeyondCreating the Will – Ready to Fly

• 2010 - Establishment of 501c3 organization

• 2010 - Inaugural Leadership Roundtable at AHA Scientific Sessions

• 2011 - ”Health Economics of Cardiovascular Disease: Defining the Research Agenda” was published in CVD Prevention and Control, September 2011

• 2011- National Forum launches 2020 Goal and 2011 - Strategic Priorities

• 2012 - Policy Depot Launch

• 2012 - National Forum establishes its office in Washington DC

See page 49 in the Annual Meeting program book for a full list

5 Essential Components

TAKING ACTIONSTRENGTHENING CAPACITY

EVALUATING IMPACT

ADVANCING POLICYENGAGING IN REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

“Implementation…must assure integration of all five components in a coordinated approach that recognizes and

strengthens the potential linkages among them. Such integration and coordination are critical to effective implementation.”

Activities

Health Reform

Health Equity

Sodium Reduction

Policy Depot

SurveillanceSystem

Target 2020

Million Hearts

National Prevention

Strategy

Why Examine and Approach Disparities?

“Since the 1980s, our nation has made substantial progress in improving residents’ health and reducing health disparities, but ongoing racial/ethnic, economic, and other social disparities in health are both unacceptable and correctable.” - Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.16th Director , CDC MMWR. January 14, 2011. Vol. 60. No. 1

Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the US

“Americans consume unhealthy amounts of sodium in their food, far exceeding public health recommendations. Consuming too much sodium increases the risk for high blood pressure, a serious health condition that is avoidable and can lead to a variety of diseases. Analysts estimate that population-wide reductions in sodium could prevent more than 100,000 deaths annually.”

- Institute of Medicine April 20, 2010

National Surveillance of CVD

• CVD is common and costly, yet among the most preventable health problems.

• Surveillance systems have a potentially key role in reducing this health toll.

• Currently, surveillance data are collected from a variety of sources, often with beneficial results

Adapted from www.iom.edu-Nationwide-Framework-for-Surveillance-of-Cardiovascular-and-Chronic-Lung-Diseases July 22, 2011

National Surveillance of CVD

“But a critical link is missing: There is no surveillance system that operates on a national basis and in a coordinated manner to integrate current and emerging data on chronic diseases and generate timely guidance for stakeholders at the local, state, regional, and national levels.”

- Adapted from www.iom.edu-Nationwide-Framework-for-Surveillance-of-Cardiovascular-and-Chronic-Lung-Diseases July 22, 2011

The National Forum: An Independent, Progressive and Alternative Institution

In·sti·tu·tion [in-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-]

Noun: 1. an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character

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The National Forum: An Independent, Progressive and Alternative Institution

The National Forum is an independent non-profit, 501(c)(3), voluntary health organization

“Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve…”

Martin Luther King, Jr.(January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968)

Working Together: We Can All Do Great Things

Working Together

Partnership.

Partnership.Policy.

Partnership.Policy.Action.

THANK YOU!

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Plenary I

The Affordable Care Act: Impact and Implications for

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Facilitator Stephanie Mohl, American Heart Association

PresentersRachel Morgan, RN, BSN, National Conference of

State Legislators

Dave Zook, JD, Faegre BD Consulting

15 Minute Break