Key result
Implementation of the Million Hearts® initiative increased the proportion of university faculty and staff with low-risk Framingham scores from 7.8% to 14.1% over three years.
Why the study?
This study evaluated changes in university faculty and staff cardiovascular population risk following implementation of the Million Hearts initiative targeting ABCS risk factors plus stress reduction.
Does a comprehensive integrated approach to population health and wellness emphasizing the Million Hearts initiative improve cardiovascular disease risk in university faculty and staff?
Observational (n=28,000)
Does a comprehensive integrated approach to population health and wellness emphasizing the Million Hearts initiative improve cardiovascular disease risk in university faculty and staff?
Absolute Event Rate: 14.1% vs 7.8%
Implementation of a comprehensive wellness program based on the Million Hearts initiative increased the proportion of university employees with low cardiovascular risk scores over a three-year period.
May support workplace wellness programs in academic settings; leaves open generalizability beyond university employees or randomized designs.
Purpose: This study evaluated changes in university faculty and staff cardiovascular population risk over a three-year period after the implementation of the Million Hearts®' initiative, which targets the ABCS for cardiac care (i.e., Appropriate aspirin therapy, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation), with an additional S for Stress reduction.Methods: Using a longitudinal descriptive analysis of population cardiovascular health from 2012 to 2015, the Framingham Risk criteria for over 28,000 continuously-enrolled university faculty and staff were examined in a quality improvement initiative following the implementation of the Million Hearts® national initiative. Launched in 2011 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Center for Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services, the initiative targets modifiable risk factors to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2022.Results: Faculty and staff with low-risk Framingham scores increased from 7.8 % to 14.1 % from 2012 to 2015.Conclusion: Although this study was not a randomized controlled trial, findings support a comprehensive integrated approach to population health and wellness, emphasizing the ABCS of Million Hearts® with an added S for Stress reduction, can improve cardiovascular disease risk.
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Melnyk et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular disease risk (n=28,000). Million Hearts® initiative vs. Baseline (2012) was evaluated on Low-risk Framingham scores. Implementation of the Million Hearts® initiative increased the proportion of university faculty and staff with low-risk Framingham scores from 7.8% to 14.1% over three years.
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