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Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI)

Message from the Chair

Veronique Roger, MD, MPH, FAHA Welcome to the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Epidemiology and Prevention! We are a multidisciplinary council dedicated to improving the cardiovascular health of all Americans. Our members study and impact population and individual health using molecular, epidemiological, social, technological, data analytic and advocacy tools to understand and improve the causes, consequences... Read Dr. Roger's full message

Veronique Roger, MD, MPH, FAHA
Chair, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

EPI | LIFESTYLE 2019 Scientific Sessions

Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health 2019 Scientific Sessions
March 5–8, 2019
The Westin Galleria
Houston, Texas

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

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2018 Cholesterol Management Guideline
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Socioeconomic Mediators of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes: A Population?Based Study in California
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Scientific Sessions 2018

Scientific Sessions: Nov. 10-12
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Chicago, Illinois

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