Policy as intervention: environmental and policy approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
T L Schmid,
M Pratt and
E Howze
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA.
This paper describes the evolution of efforts to prevent cardiovasculardisease, from individual health education approaches to broadercommunity education efforts and, finally, to comprehensive andintegrated programs addressing environmental, policy, and individualbehavior change. Policies are divided into two areas: legislation/regulationand organizational policy. Environmental strategies are measuresthat alter or control the physical or social environment. Dimensionsalong which these strategies might be implemented are provided.Policy and environmental approaches can be justified on economic,strategic, and theoretical grounds. Experiences from other fieldsand other countries provide a framework for conceptualizingcardiovascular disease prevention approaches.
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