Call for Action

As a result of the European Summit on CVD Prevention, a call for action has been issued by the Joint European Societies  Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Committee encouraging European countries to pursue the creation of a heart healthy environment through various actions at a national level.

Find out how a multidisciplinary coordinated approach and local implementation strategies are essential to:

  • Ensure of the implementation of the European Heart Health Charter and the European Guidelines on CVD Prevention
  • Ensure equal access to efficient health care structure for CVD Prevention and Rehabilitation, adapted to individual CVD risk profile, throughout Europe
  • Secure the adoption of the European Heart Health Charter and the creation of multidisciplinary alliances of policy makers and health professionals in each European country by end of 2010.

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