Learn about our prevention and disease management initiatives to help members achieve better health results. You'll also find valuable links to online health tools and resources. 1  Health Programs Overview. 2  Asthma. 3  Case Management. 4  Childhood Immunizations. 5  COPD. 6  Diabetes.
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death in the United States. One of the biggest contributors to these statistics is a lack of commitment to a heart healthy lifestyle. Your lifestyle is not only your best defense against heart disease and stroke, it's also your responsibility. A heart-healthy lifestyle includes the ideas listed below. By following these simple steps you can reduce all of the modifiable risk factors for heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
Leading Causes of Death. In 2007, there were 1,200,336 deaths of women aged 18 and older in the United States. Of these deaths, nearly half were attributable to heart disease and malignant neoplasms (cancer), which were responsible for 25.5 and 22.4 percent of deaths, respectively.