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Cardiovascular Health Program The Impact of Cardiovascular Disease in Nebraska Report Purpose: The purposes of this report are to identify areas for the Nebraska Cardiovascular Health Program to focus programmatic activities, provide support for the development of a comprehensive cardiovascular disease state plan, and to increase CVD awareness among key decision makers in Nebraska that will result in increased attention and funding. Another purpose is to provide data that will identify highest-risk populations and identify opportunities for intervention. This report contains Nebraska data on CVD mortality, hospitalization and medical procedures, drug prescriptions, risk factors, and barriers to primary and secondary CVD prevention. In addition, this report identifies gaps in the available CVD data. Executive Summary and Report Highlights--Supplemental Report   Full Report      Acknowledgements       Report Foreword       Table of Contents       Executive Summary and Report Highlights      Introduction      Morbidity      Mortality      Medical Care and Expenses      Risk Factors for CVD      Barriers to Cardiovascular Health      Methodology      References Contact Nebraska Cardiovascular Health Program 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68509-5044 402-471-2101 Documents in PDF format require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from Adobe Systems, Inc.