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Our objective is to promote cardiovascular health awareness via cardiovascular health education and by designing and implementing projects that help reduce heart disease and stroke risk factors (high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, lack of physical activity, obesity, stress, etc) among the community.
Goal
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Improve the community cardiovascular health status by decreasing morbidity and mortality -
Encourage and support lifestyle modifications among community members (healthy eating, physical activity and tobacco-free life) -
Increase community access to health care facilities
Program Services
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Education: seminars, workshops, presentations, media (TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, websites), bilingual informative materials (brochures, fliers, fact sheets, pamphlets) -
Direct services: home visit screenings (blood sugar and cholesterol, blood pressure measurements, BMI assessment, counseling, referral) -
Research: Identify the major community concerns in the cardiovascular health area in order to design the appropriate strategies and plans to ensure effective prevention and management
Literature
Target Group / Client Base
Primarily the Arab and Chaldean community in Southeast Michigan
Funding Source
Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
Program Staff & Contact Person
Habib Haddad, MD Cardiologist
hhaddad@accesscommunity.org
(313) 216 - 2234 |
