Preventing cardiovascular disease
Heart attacks , strokes and other forms of cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) cause a quarter of all deaths in the UK . As a major driver of health inequalities , it accounts for a quarter of the life expectancy gap between deprived and affluent communities . Programme Lead , Jenny Hamer , explains how the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN plays a key role in supporting our three Integrated Care Systems to tackle CVD as part of their population health management approach .
The pandemic has impacted us all in different ways , placing even more importance on looking after our health and mental wellbeing , but cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) remains the world ’ s number one killer .
In England , CVD is the biggest cause of death and disability and with one death every four minutes , it accounts for the largest gap in healthy life expectancy . CVD has many causes , from smoking and diabetes to high blood pressure , high cholesterol and obesity . For the first time in 50 years , premature deaths from
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Jenny Hamer , Programme Lead
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