Heart health
State programs help with heart-healthy lifestyles
By AMY NEFF ROTH
healthy living
New York has the highest rate of deaths from coronary heart disease in the country and one of the highest rates for overall cardiovascular disease deaths.
Across the state, many programs are in place to try to lower those death rates or to prevent heart disease in the first place.
Local experts agreed that efforts must involve a broad coalition of groups: government, health-care providers, schools, employers, health plans and community groups – but all those groups can do is educate and persuade.
