title: Cardiovascular disease prevention and implications for worksite health promotion programs in Brazil.
abstract: Economic growth, an aging population, and changes in lifestyle patterns have contributed to the rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Brazil. Worksite health and wellness programs are viewed as a potentially viable means to address the increase in disease burden in Brazil. The purpose of the present review is to investigate actions proposed by the Brazilian Government for CVD prevention and the current state of worksite health promotion. Our review of literature found that the Brazilian Government has been showing a growing interest in developing and promoting CVD preventive strategies, primarily through better control of known risk factors (i.e. smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high blood glucose). Current initiatives are considered positive steps toward better CVD prevention in Brazil. With respect to worksite health and wellness, additional work is needed to determine optimal program delivery models, financial implications and individual/population compliance with healthier lifestyle choices.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of Brasília, UMB, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Electronic address: cipriano@unb.br.
authors.forename: Gerson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cipriano
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Brasília, UNB, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laura Maria Tomazi
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of Brasília, UMB, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Graziella França Bernardelli
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Cipriano
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovasculares Diseases, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Nurse Division and Physical Therapy Department, College of Serra Gaucha, Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gaspar R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Chiappa
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy, Teaching staff member in Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borghi-Silva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D009313:National Health Programs; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000191:economics; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017132:Workplace / Q000191:economics
keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Exercise; Risk factors