See/hear insights on policy and systems changes to improve cardiovascular health.
The annual meeting program book, 5th signature report and meeting proceedings are below. For each session, a video, audio recording, transcript and digital graphic are provided.
Leaders from business, healthcare, public health, and communities will identify actions to capitalize on the attention COVID-19 has brought to health inequities and cardiometabolic health disparities.
“In pre-pandemic ‘normal,’ cardiovascular disease, despite being preventable, was the leading cause of death, and its burden was inequitable. COVID magnified the inequities. Solving them will not only lead toward optimal, equitable cardiometabolic health but more equitable well-being.” John M. Clymer, Executive Director
The 19th Annual Meeting of the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention will kick off with the launch of COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease – Two Pandemics: Collision and Chain Reaction, the organization 5th Signature Report addressing a chain reaction that increases the rates of both COVID and cardiovascular disease.
Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH Director of Research Clinics Kaiser Permanente Northern California Chief Scientific Advisor, National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Interviewed by Janet Wright, MD Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How can this be? The U.S. spends 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare. Most industrialized countries spend half as much and get better outcomes. These gaps reduce well-being and harm American economic competitiveness. Elizabeth H. Bradley, author of The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less, will explain the fundamental cause of the paradox. Health system and business leaders will discuss the changes needed to solve the paradox and close health and health care disparities.
Facilitator:
· Jay D. Bhatt, DO, MPH, MPA, FACP
Panelists:
· Elizabeth H. Bradley, President, VASSAR
· Margaret Sabin, Past President, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs
· Michael W. Cropp, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Health
Themes and words that stakeholders can use to build and broaden support for a new normal that prioritizes health equity and invests in upstream determinants of health such as education, housing, transportation, and food security will be offered. Communications and healthcare leaders will join the discussion about public support for the new normal? Mayor Frank Scott of Little Rock will tell why a healthy population is essential to community prosperity.
Facilitator:
Warren A. Jones, MD, FAAFP, Chair
Captain, United States Navy Medical Corps (Ret.)
Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Panelists:
Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partner
Rosy McGillan, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, American Red Cross
Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., Little Rock, Arkansas
Experts in mental health, healthcare, and community interventions to improve mental
health will discuss how to raise the priority on mental health. Primary care providers will be
encouraged to increase attention on mental health, screen for it, and provide or refer people
to evidence-based therapies.
A mayor will discuss why strong mental health matters to the community and its vitality and
prosperity. Mental health and healthcare experts will discuss connections between mental health
and obesity, diabetes, major adverse cardiovascular events, and medication adherence.
Facilitator
John M. Clymer
Panelists
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Executive Director, The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice
Cheryl Woods Giscombé, PhD, PMHNP-BC LeVine Family Distinguished Scholar of Quality of Life, Health Promotion, and Wellness Associate Dean – PhD Division & Program, School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The National Forum invited organizations to share brief highlights of actions their organizations are taking (or will take) to address any of the following: increase resources for root causes of cardiovascular disease, improve health equity, and increase diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, stress, and depression. This opportunity demonstrated commitment to action in areas discussed during the convening.
National Forum members shared what they are doing and will do to advance our shared agenda. Action is where it is.
As we strive to control COVID-19, we must join together as a force for a new paradigm, a new post-pandemic approach to health. Joining forces will amplify our calls for investment upstream and socioeconomic determinants of health. Joining forces will strengthen our work to broaden support for health equity. Joining forces will accelerate our progress toward people throughout society living heart healthy, stroke-free lives.
The National Forum is one place where we join forces.
Decision Items:
2020 Annual Business Meeting Minutes
Corporate Operations and Finance Report
Election of new Board Members
Welcome and Introductions
Warren A. Jones, MD, Chair
Roll Call
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, Secretary-Treasurer
Approve October 15, 2020, Meeting Minutes
Warren A. Jones, MD, Chair
Executive Director’s Report
John M. Clymer
Corporate Operations & Finance Report
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, Secretary-Treasurer
Action: Acceptance of Corporate Operations and Finance Report
Governance Report – Warren A. Jones, MD, Chair
2021-2022 Board of Directors Election
Action: Election of new Board Members
