What are the public health initiatives for cardiovascular disease prevention? 
Public health initiatives for cardiovascular disease prevention include addressing unmet basic resource needs, issuing scientific statements from the American Heart Association regarding cardiovascular health among specific racial and ethnic groups, promoting health literacy, examining body size misperception, encouraging built and natural environment planning, and studying the influence of neighborhood environments. These initiatives are outlined in the US Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 program, along with further research being conducted in the field.