Preventing Risk Factors
Altering environmental and lifestyle factors may have the largest impact on cardiovascular health outcomes in the long term.

 

Three issues underlie two-thirds of North Carolina's premature death and disability, and are the primary modifiable risk factors for CVD. These three issues include: physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use. Stress has also emerged as another risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

 

The following are the initiatives adopted by the Task Force for the prevention of risk factors: