TY  - JOUR
AB  - Increasing evidence is accumulating that biomedical and lifestyle factors account for rather small proportions of population variance in incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In North America, however, the medical and public health communities – reinforced by narrow media coverage focused on biomedical and lifestyle issues – remain wedded to these models of cause and prevention. Not surprisingly, public perceptions of the causes of CVD mirror these preoccupations. A review commissioned by a community heart health network brought together the evidence of how CVD results primarily from material deprivation, excessive psychosocial stress, and the adoption of unhealthy coping behaviors. The review has served to help shift thinking about CVD prevention in Canada and the USA.
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
SN  - 1366-0756
DO  - 10.1108/133660750210452143
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/133660750210452143
AU  - Raphael Dennis
AU  - Farrell E. Sara
PY  - 2002
Y1  - 2002/01/01
TI  - Beyond medicine and lifestyle: addressing the societal determinants of cardiovascular disease in North America
T2  - Leadership in Health Services
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
Y2  - 2024/05/05
ER  -