Science-in-Briefs: Turning Science Into Action

Science-in-Briefs are concise and user-friendly publication summaries intended to enhance the understanding and application of current research findings. Science-in-Briefs provide a short synopsis of newly published articles summing up the findings and how these findings might be applied to the work in cardiovascular health promotion.

Each Science-in-Brief may contain the following sections:

1. What is already known on this topic?
2. What is added by this article?
3. What are the implications for public health practice?
4. What are the suggestions for policy change?
5. What are the applications for these findings?
6. Resources

Science-in-Briefs

• Blood Pressure Control among U.S. Veterans [PDF-393K]
• Regular Use of Home Blood Pressure Monitors [PDF-357K]
• The Hypertension Team [PDF-340K]
• Benefits of Achieving Optimal CVD Risk Factor Levels for Older Men [PDF-315K]
• Impact of Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure Change During Middle Age [PDF-303K]
• Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease [PDF-274K]
• Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Trial [PDF-369K]
• Impact of Pharmacist Care in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors [PDF-332K]
• Policy Options to Reduce Population Salt Intake [PDF-318K]
• Value of Primordial and Primary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease [PDF-578K]
• The Future Role of Community Health Centers in a Changing Health Care Landscape [PDF-283K]
• Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: How Good a Predictor of Long-Term Risk? [PDF-266K]
• Community Health Workers "101" for Providers and Other Stakeholders [PDF-326K]
• Patient-Centered Medical Home Cyberinfrastructure [PDF-298K]
• Proportion of the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality Disease due to Prevention Versus Treatment: Public Health Versus Clinical Care [PDF-289K]
• Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women [PDF-280K]
• Addressing Chronic Disease Through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach [PDF-349K]
• Nonsmokers' Exposure to Secondhand Smoke [PDF-251K]
• The Role of Obesity in the Development of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Related Preventive Measures: Project HeartBeat! [PDF-126K]
• Community Health Workers: Part of the Solution [PDF-286K]
• Costs of Heart Failure–Related Hospitalizations in Patients Aged 18–64 Years [PDF-230K]
• Hospitalization Costs Associated with Hypertension as a Secondary Diagnosis [PDF-252K]
• A Closer Look at African American Men and High Blood Pressure Control [PDF-271K]
• A Systematic Review of Selected Interventions for Worksite Health Promotion: The Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback [PDF-261K]