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Access to Care

Principles for Health Care Reform - Executive Summary (PDF)

Balance Billing Principles (PDF)

Public Charge Statement (PDF)

Community Health

The Importance of Community Health Workers for CVD Prevention and Treatment (July 2018) (PDF)

Maternal Health

Maternal Health - Executive Summary (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Balance Billing (PDF)

Cardiovascular Disease: Women's No. 1 Health Threat (PDF)

Cardiovascular Disease and Maternal Health (PDF)

Medicaid and CVD (PDF)(link opens in new window)

Ensuring Access to Quality Care Network Adequacy (PDF)(link opens in new window)

Investing in Prevention: Covering Preventive Services in the Medicaid Program (PDF)(link opens in new window)

The Uninsured with CVD and Stroke (PDF)(link opens in new window) 

Policy At-A-Glance

Informal Caregiving (PDF)

Health Reimbursement Arrangements (PDF)

Reports

Access to Care Impact Statement 2023 (PDF)

Additional Resources

ľ��ֱ��'s 2020 Health Care Reform Principles (PDF)(link opens in new window)

Coalition Consensus Health Care Reform Principles (PDF)(link opens in new window)

See also: Value in Healthcare

Access to Healthy Food

Food Sustainability and Farm Bill (PDF)

Strategies to Address Socioeconomic and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Diseases by Incorporating Food and Nutrition Programs into the Primary Healthcare Setting (PDF)

Expanding Access to Healthy Food for Medicaid Beneficiaries (PDF)

Farm Bill Policy and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (2017) (PDF)

Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & the Impact on Obesity and CVD (PDF)

Nutrition

Food Package and Retail Shelf Icon System (PDF)

Healthy Food Financing (PDF)

Menu Labeling (PDF)

Trans Fat (PDF)

Sugary Beverages & Healthy Hydration

Historical Analysis: Structural Racism and Sugary Drinks (PDF)

Historical Analysis: Structural Racism and Water Access (PDF)

Increasing Access to Safe Drinking Water Across Different Settings (PDF)

Sugar-sweetened Beverage Taxation (PDF)

AHA Tiered Tax Policy in Brief (PDF)

SSB Tax Report Appendices A-C (PDF)

Tiered Sugary Drink Tax Revenue Calculations Brief (PDF)

Distribution of Sugar Content in Sugary Drink Purchases in the US: Implications for Tiered Taxation (PDF)

Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks (PDF)

Sodium Reduction

Fact Sheets

Decreasing Sugary Drink Consumption (PDF)

Food Marketing and Advertising to Children (PDF)

Nutrition Security (PDF)

Protecting Benefits and Improving Diet Quality in the Farm Bill (PDF)

Reducing Sodium in the U.S. Diet (PDF)

Reducing Sodium in the Diet of U.S. Children (PDF)

Policy At-A-Glance

Childhood Nutrition Reauthorization (PDF)

Food Marketing and Advertising to Children (PDF)

Front of Pack Labeling (PDF)

Healthier Food Options for Public Places (PDF)

Sugary Drink Warning Labels (PDF)

Infographics

Lowering Sodium in School Meals: INFOGRAPHIC (PDF)

Strategic Vision

Advocacy Strategic Vision for Nutrition Policy: 2023-2030 (PDF)

Reports

Nutrition Security Impact Through Public Policy (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Cardiac Rehabilitation (PDF)

Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & the Impact on Obesity and CVD (PDF)

Policy Statements

Pre-Participation Screening of Young Competitive Athletes (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Palliative Care (PDF)

Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home (PDF)

Clean Air

Clean Indoor Air Laws and the Impact on Cardiovascular Disease (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Air Pollution and CVD (PDF)

Air Quality (PDF)

See Also: Tobacco Endgame

Public Policy Considerations of Novel Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Blood-based Biomarkers (PDF)

Coronary Artery Calcium Screening (PDF)

Pre-Participation Screening of Young Competitive Athletes (PDF)

Genetic Counseling

Genetic Counselors: Improving Access to Their Services for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Their Families (PDF)

Cardiac Rehabilitation (PDF)

Clinical Registries (PDF)

Palliative Care (PDF)

Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring At Home (PDF)

Telehealth: Embracing CVD Healthcare in the 21st Century (PDF)

Policy At-A-Glance

Preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Hospitalized Patients (PDF)

CPR & AED Training

Basic Life Support Training for Healthcare Providers Guidance (PDF)

Naloxone in CPR/AED Training and Public Access to Defibrillation (PDF)

CPR & AED in Schools

Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools (PDF)

Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR)

Fact Sheets

Telecommunicator CPR (PDF)

Telehealth

Update to Telehealth Principles (PDF)

Expanding Access to Care Through Telehealth (PDF)

Telestroke: Improving Access to Quality Stroke Care (PDF)

Digital Health

Digital Health Lexicon (PDF)

Remote Patient Monitoring (PDF)

Forecasting

Global Health

Basic Life Support Training for Healthcare Providers Guidance (PDF)

Nutrition in Schools

School Nutrition (PDF)

Increasing Access to Safe Drinking Water in Schools and Communities (PDF)

Food Marketing and Advertising to Children in Schools (PDF)

Physical Activity in Schools 

Pre-Participation Screening of Young Competitive Athletes (PDF)

Policy Levers to Improve Physical Education, Youth Physical Activity and Social and Emotional Learning (PDF)

Treatment of Childhood Obesity in the Healthcare Environment (PDF)

Healthy Childhood

Paid Family and Medical Leave (PDF)

CPR and AED in Schools

Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools (PDF)

Food Marketing and Advertising to Children (PDF)

Nutrition Standards and School Meals (PDF) 

Reducing Sodium in the Diet of U.S. Children (PDF)

Teaching America's Kids A Healthy Lifestyle: Physical Education in Public Schools (PDF)

Policy At-A-Glance

Access to Safe Drinking Water (PDF)

Healthy Early Care and Education Environment (PDF)

Physical Education in Schools (PDF)

School Nutrition (PDF)

Infographics

Lowering Sodium in School Meal (PDF)

Sodium in School Meals: Myths and Facts (PDF)(link opens in new window)

Workplace Wellness

Historical Summary of ľ��ֱ�� Published Positions on Worksite Wellness/Employee Health Management (PDF)

Food and Beverage in the Workplace

Tobacco and Nicotine in the Workplace

Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs

Public Policy Considerations of Novel Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Blood-based Biomarkers (PDF)

Critical Support Needed to Strengthen Public Health Infrastructure in the United States - Executive Summary (PDF)

Investing In Heart Disease And Stroke Research (PDF)

Making Progress: Making a Difference (PDF)

Million Hearts: Fostering Collaboration to Save Millions of Lives (PDF)

Policy At-A-Glance

NIH Funding (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Medicaid and Cardiovascular Disease (PDF)

Covering Preventive Services in the Medicaid Program (PDF)

Access to Medication

Statement on Drug Formularies (PDF)

Medication Adherence

Medication Adherence Executive Summary (PDF)

Fact Sheets

A Tough Pill to Swallow: Medication Adherence and Cardiovascular Disease (PDF)

Reducing Non-Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputations 20% by 2030 - Executive Statement (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Peripheral Artery Disease

Policy At-A-Glance

Preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Hospitalized Patients (PDF)

Action Plans

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) National Action Plan (LINK)

Physical Activity

Policy Levers to Improve Physical Education, Youth Physical Activity and Social and Emotional Learning (PDF)

Physical Activity Guidelines Rationale for Regular Updates (PDF)

Physical Activity for Youth

Increasing and Improving Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools (PDF)

Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion Child Care Settings (PDF)

Active Transportation

Emerging Active Transportation Policies That Promote Equitable, Safe Mobility (PDF)

Creating Built Environments That Expand Active Transportation and Active Living Across the United States (PDF)

Active Transportation (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Active Transportation: Creating Spaces to Promote Active Living (PDF)

Physical Education in Public Schools (PDF)

Policy At A Glance

Active Transportation (PDF)

Physical Education in Schools (PDF)

Civic Engagement

Civic Engagement and Population Health (PDF)

Nonprofit Advocacy

Policy Implementation

Public Health Interventions 

Critical Support Needed to Strengthen Public Health Infrastructure in the United States - Executive Summary (PDF)

Positioning on COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF)

State CV Health Programs: A Guide to Core Infrastructure, Activities, and Resources (PDF)

The Value of Primordial and Primary Prevention for CVD (LINK)

Fact Sheets

Cardiovascular Surveillance (PDF) 

Policy At-A-Glance 

Public Health Infrastructure (PDF)

Reports

Cardiovascular Disease A Costly Burden for America Projections (PDF)

Projections of Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence and Costs (PDF)

State Morbidity and Mortality Fact Sheets (LINK)

See Also: Forecasting the Future; Heart Disease and Stroke Research

Addressing Structural Racism

Addressing Structural Racism Through Public Policy - Executive Summary (PDF)

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Policy Statement (PDF)

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences and Referral Pathways (PDF)

Mitigating the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences by Strengthening Income Support for Families (PDF)

Housing and Cardiovascular Health

Healthy Neighborhoods and Access (PDF)

Housing Access Affordability and Discrimination (PDF)

Housing and Cardiovascular Health (PDF)

Rural Health

Executive Summary: Call to Action: Rural Health (PDF)

Rural Health Policy Guidance (PDF)

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Paid Family and Medical Leave (PDF)

Addressing Structural Racism Through Public Policy Advocacy

Principles for Addressing Structural Racism Through Public Policy Advocacy (PDF)

Suggested Policy Levers to Address the Role of Structural Racism Through Public Policy (PDF)

Stroke Systems of Care

Telehealth

Telestroke: Improving Access to Quality Stroke Care (PDF)

Fact Sheets

Get With the Guidelines Stroke Registry (PDF)

Laying the Cornerstones for Systems of Care: Primary Stroke Centers (PDF)

Stroke in the U.S. (PDF)

Telestroke: Connecting Patients to Quality Treatment (PDF)

Policy At-A-Glance

Stroke Registries (PDF)

Stroke Systems of Care (PDF)

Toolkits

Tobacco Endgame

Tobacco Surcharge: Updated Policy Statement (PDF)

Tobacco Retail Strategies Executive Summary (PDF)

Tobacco Retail Licensure Environmental Scan Analysis of 50 United States (PDF)

Eliminating the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies (PDF)

E-Cigarettes

Clean Air

Clean Indoor Air Laws and the Impact on Cardiovascular Disease (PDF)

Smoke-Free Policies in Multi-Unit Housing (PDF)

Cannabis

Cannabis - Updated Policy Guidance (PDF)

Marijuana Policy Supplement (PDF)

Higher Prices for Better Health Raising Tobacco Excise Taxes (PDF)

Tobacco Flavoring (PDF)

Structural Racism and Tobacco (PDF)

Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Programs (PDF)

Comprehensive Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Services in Public and Private Health Insurance (PDF)

Tobacco Retail Licensure (PDF)

Flavored Cigars (PDF)

Policy At-A-Glance

Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Programs(PDF)

E-Cigarettes (PDF)

Smoke Free Air Policy (PDF)

Tobacco Excise Taxes (PDF)

Eliminating Tobacco Flavors (PDF)

Reports

AHA's Progress Toward Achieving the Tobacco and Nicotine Endgame (PDF)

Improving Heart Health Through Value-Based Payment

Value-Based Care Delivery and Payment Issue Brief (PDF)

Improving Heart Health Through Value-Based Payment (PDF)

Value in Healthcare Initiative