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Vision: Creating Opportunities for Health
Mission: Advancing innovative solutions throughpartnerships,data, and understanding
IMPORTANT FINDINGS
from the
STRONG HEART STUDY
RESULT
SHS participants with diabetes are 3 times more likely to have a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke
IMPACT
Preventing diabetes by being active and limiting intake of processed meats will lower risk for heart attack and stroke
SHS data was used to make a calculator that will predict risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Native people
Risk for severe depression increases by 22% with every 1 unit increase of HbA1c
Managing depression can improve glucose control. And better glucose control can reduce depression.
30+
YEARS
Creating opportunities for health.
50+
STAFF MEMBERS
Committed to the overall wellness of our participants and patients.
100+
PROJECTS
Promoting biological, social, behavioral, genetic, and environmental health.
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