Key result
Population-based approaches to primary stroke prevention, utilizing legislation, health education, and economic means, are required to shift community populations to a lower risk profile.
Why the study?
Do population-based approaches reduce the risk of stroke in the community?
Do population-based approaches reduce the risk of stroke in the community?
Population-based approaches utilizing legislation, health education, and economic strategies are essential for shifting community risk profiles and achieving primary stroke prevention.
Merits evaluation in public health policy; leaves open the need for prospective trials to quantify stroke reduction.
The global burden of stroke is particularly substantial in low- and middle-income countries. There are several risk factors or determinants of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases that are modifiable and have been shown to reduce the risk of stroke in at-risk persons. The high-risk or individual approach to prevention uses screening to identify such persons and medication is then usually required; however, to affect change in risk in a community, a population or mass approach is required to shift the community population to a lower risk profile. The community approach is usually accomplished through legislation, health education and wider economic means. In this review, the authors discuss the population approach to primary stroke prevention.
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Gorelick et al. (2014) conducted a review in Stroke. Population-based approaches vs. Individual high-risk approach was evaluated. Population-based approaches to primary stroke prevention, utilizing legislation, health education, and economic means, are required to shift community populations to a lower risk profile.
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