As outlined in a recently released manifesto from the European Heart Network, a Brussels-based alliance of foundations and associations dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, Members of the European Parliament have the opportunity to support investment in cardiovascular research. They also could unify across party lines to create a coherent strategy to manage and prevent cardiovascular disease – by raising awareness of risk factors such as poor diet, obesity and high cholesterol.
So if politicians want to win over voters, they might start by helping them address avoidable cardiovascular disease.
Pledging to improve cardiovascular health allows would-be MEPs to make an impact in at least three ways, the European Heart Network points out:
Families living in the EU who face cardiovascular disease would be well served if their future politicians recognised the importance of tackling heart health – and made the issue visible in the 2019 parliamentary campaigns.
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