About Million Hearts ® 2027

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The Challenge

Every 34 seconds** in the United States, an adult dies from cardiovascular disease **(CVD). These are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and friends—all gone because of a disease that is largely preventable.

Million Hearts® exists for the sole purpose of saving more of the lives taken and protecting more of the lives impacted by heart disease and stroke in the United States.

Our Vision

We believe in the real possibility of averting one million preventable CVD events in the next five years (January 2022–December 2026).

We believe in a future where all people—from health care and public health professionals to the populations and patients they serve—embrace this possibility as attainable, and where they collaborate and respond accordingly.

Who We Are

Million Hearts® is a national initiative co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).** **

CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention provides leadership and support for the Million Hearts® initiative, which began in 2012.

What We Do

Million Hearts® exists to

• **Convene **health care and public health champions
• **Facilitate **impactful collaboration and resource sharing
• **Promote implementation of **evidence-based strategies to prevent cardiovascular disease
• **Address **health inequity through specific policies, processes, and practices

What is Million Hearts®?

View this 2-minute video to gain a deeper understanding of the Million Hearts® 2027 framework and the important role partners play in advancing the Million Hearts® aim of preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2027.

What is Million Hearts?

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® 2027 Overview and Priorities">Million Hearts® 2027 Overview and Priorities

To optimize the possibility of preventing one million preventable CVD events in the next five years, Million Hearts® prioritized strategies for building healthy communities and optimizing care through a committed focus on specific populations experiencing inequities. A 20% improvement in key indicators would translate to one million fewer events over a five year period.

Million Hearts® 2027 Priorities

Building Healthy Communities

• Decrease Tobacco Use
• Decrease Physical Inactivity
• Decrease Particle Pollution Exposure

Optimizing Care

• Improve Appropriate Aspirin or Anticoagulant Use
• Improve Blood Pressure Control
• Improve Cholesterol Management
• Improve Smoking Cessation
• Increase Use of Cardiac Rehabilitation

[Focusing on Health Equity

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Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Hypertension

People from Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups

People with Behavioral Health Issues Who Use Tobacco

People With Lower Incomes

People Who Live in Rural Areas or Other ‘Access Deserts’

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