Demonstration projects
The World Heart Federation's demonstration projects aim to develop models for resource-appropriate intervention that can measurably reduce cardiovascular disease risk. The projects involve either primary or secondary prevention and focus on children, the community, or the workplace.
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In the Bridging the Gap programme in China, the World Heart Federation is collaborating with the Chinese Society of Cardiology and Project Hope to prevent recurrences of heart disease. |
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The Colombia Model Youth programme seeks to address the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in Latin America through an educational partnership with Sesame Workshop and the development of youth networks for health advocacy. |
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The Grenada Heart Project, implemented in collaboration with the Government of Grenada, uses the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to surveillance of CVD risk factors in order to help communities to tailor prevention programmes to their needs. |
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Through its rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control projects, the World Heart Federation works with ministries of health to develop models of RHD control that can be rolled out at the national level and to foster cooperation in preventing RHD at the regional level. The World Heart Federation is currently running RHD control projects in Africa and in the South Pacific. Materials developed for these projects can be accessed free of charge at the World Heart Federation global Centre of Excellence, an online clearinghouse of rheumatic heart disease resources. |
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In a pilot social marketing project in Ekaterinburg, Russia, the World Heart Federation collaborated with the Russian Society of Cardiology to increase knowledge and awareness of cardiovascular disease, its risk factors and the link between a healthy lifestyle and a healthy heart. |
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