The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8
Published: November 13, 2024
- Life’s Essential 8 includes four health behaviors (diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, sleep) and four health factors (body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose, blood pressure) critical for cardiovascular health.
- Effective primary care involves a team of health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and behavioral health experts, working together to support patients.
- Primary care is positioned to help people achieve LE8 through person-centered, team-based, and community-aligned care, addressing health and wellness needs across settings.
Video: The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life’s Essential 8
Madeline R. Sterling, MD, MPH, MS, FAHA and Jeremy Sussman, MD, MPH, MS discuss scientific statement on the pivotal role of primary care in cardiovascular health and how primary care can help achieve Life's Essential 8—a set of critical health behaviors and factors essential for good cardiovascular health.
Supporting Materials
Recommended Reading
- Life’s Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association’s Construct of Cardiovascular Health
- A Primary Care Agenda for Brain Health
- Health Behavior Change Programs in Primary Care and Community Practices for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Risk Factor Management Among Midlife and Older Adults
- Call to Action: Rural Health
- Achieving Optimal Population Cardiovascular Health Requires an Interdisciplinary Team and a Learning Healthcare System
- 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
- 2023 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease
- 2019 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol