Many of the most common and costly chronic adult health conditions have their origins in
childhood and adolescence. This recognition is leading to both a profound shift in our …

Social determinants of health (SDoH), factors related to the conditions in which people are
born, live, work, play, age, and the systems that shape the conditions of daily life, have …

Background—The benefits of healthy habits are well established, but it is unclear whether
making health behavior changes as an adult can still alter coronary artery disease risk …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability in most Western
industrialized countries including the US, cutting across all ethnic, racial, and gender …

Approximately 79 400 000 American adults, or 1 in 3, have cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1
CVD accounts for 36.3% or 1 of every 2.8 deaths in the United States and is the leading …

The decade of the 1980s has been a period of considerable attention in the public health
arena in the area of health promotion and disease prevention for youth. This trend …

Background The health benefits associated with a physically active lifestyle in children
include weight control, lower blood pressure, improved psychological well-being, and a …

Young adulthood-ages approximately 18 to 26-is a critical period of development with long-
lasting implications for a person's economic security, health and well-being. Young adults …

There is a need to identify high-risk features that predict early-onset atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The authors provide insights to help clinicians identify and …

The rapid increase in the prevalence and severity of obesity in children is likely to lower the
age of onset and increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease worldwide …