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Access to Healthcare

  • Caregiving (PDF)
  • Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) (PDF)

Access to Healthy Food

  • Expanding Access to Healthy Food for Medicaid Beneficiaries (PDF)
  • Food Marketing and Advertising to Children (PDF)
  • Front of Pack Labeling (PDF)
  • Healthier Food Options for Public Places (PDF)
  • Childhood Nutrition Reauthorization (PDF)

Cardiovascular Systems of Care

  • Outpatient Quality Improvement (PDF)

Clinical Care

  • Preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Hospitalized Patients (PDF)

Healthy Schools and Childhood Obesity

  • Access to Safe Drinking Water (PDF)
  • Healthy Early Care and Education Environment (PDF)
  • Physical Education in Schools (PDF)
  • School Nutrition (PDF)

Physical Activity

  • Active Transportation (PDF)
  • Physical Education in Schools (PDF)

Public Health Advocacy

  • NIH Funding (PDF)
  • Public Health Infrastructure (PDF)

Stroke

  • Stroke Registries (PDF)
  • Stroke Systems of Care (PDF)

Sugary Beverages 

  • Sugary Drink Warning Label (PDF)

Tobacco and Clean Air

  • Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Programs (PDF)
  • E-Cigarettes (PDF)
  • Smoke Free Air Policy (PDF)
  • Tobacco Excise Taxes (PDF)
  • Tobacco Flavors (PDF)

Written by American Heart Association editorial staff and reviewed by science and medicine advisers. See our editorial policies and staff.

Last Reviewed: Sep 2, 2021

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