Strong Hearts for New York: A Rural Heart Disease Prevention Study

Launched by CORNELL UNIVERSITY · Feb 16, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

There are notable cardiovascular disease (CVD) disparities among people living in rural settings, particularly medically underserved rural areas. Complex factors such as socioeconomic disadvantage, social and cultural dynamics, geographic distances/barriers, and limited access to healthcare, healthy foods, and/or physical activity opportunities contribute to the issue. The objective of Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC) is to reduce rural CVD disparities through civic engagement and implementation of a community-based intervention in 11 underserved New York communities. SHHC builds u...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25
• • If BMI is less than 30, not currently physically active
• • Blood pressure is less than 160/100 mm Hg
• • Heart rate is between 60-100 bpm
• • English-speaking
• • Able and willing to obtain physician's approval to participate in intervention starting either in March 2017 or September 2017
• • Willing to participate in assessment activities
• • Willing to make a firm commitment to participate in intervention starting either in Spring or Fall 2017
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • BMI less than 25
• • If BMI is less than 30, currently physically active
• • Untreated hypertension
• • Heart rate lower than 60 or higher than 100 bpm
• • Non-English speaking
• • Not able or willing to obtain physician's approval to participate
• • Not interested or willing to participate in assessment activities
• • Not able or willing to make a firm commitment to participate in intervention starting either in Spring or Fall 2017