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  • Occupational Health
  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Public Health Interventions

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  • Cardiovascular risk factors are prevalent and often uncontrolled in Canada, contributing to significant morbidity and mortality.
  • Worksite-based interventions offer a novel strategy for improving cardiovascular risk factor control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a collaborative worksite-based cardiovascular risk factor screening and management program.
  • To evaluate the impact of pharmacist case management on risk factor control in employees with elevated cardiovascular risk.

Main Methods:

  • A 2-phase demonstration project involved Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC) employees.
  • Cardiovascular risk factor screening included history, blood pressure, lipids, A1c, and Framingham risk score calculation.
  • Eligible employees with a Framingham risk score ≥10% received 6 months of pharmacist case management.

Main Results:

  • 46% of employees volunteered for screening; 87 participated.
  • Significant reductions were observed in systolic blood pressure (-8.0±12.4 mmHg) and triglyceride levels (-0.8±1.4 mmol/L) post-case management.
  • 15 employees completed baseline and 6-month follow-up visits.

Conclusions:

  • Collaborative, worksite-based cardiovascular risk factor screening and management is feasible and effective.
  • Expansion of such partnerships is warranted for cost-effective cardiovascular disease prevention.