Health Literacy for Black Community Leaders Using “Responsible Hearts” Program Virtual and Onsite Educational Interventions in Three Colombian Municipalities

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer worldwide, with ۱۷.۹ million deaths, and in Colombia, with ۱۹,۰۰۰ in the last quarter of ۲۰۲۲ (accounting for ۳۰% of deaths). Despite healthcare services and educational programs, the epidemiology continues to grow steadily. Method ۱۰ of Care as a Lifestyle, created by the Fundación Colombiana del Corazón (FCC) [Colombian Heart Foundation], aims to raise awareness to impact the perception of change and generate confidence to begin the pre-contemplation stage in peoples’ behavior, building a solid educational basis for introducing the concept of collective health to the community using simple and inclusive language, and adopting technological advances as a teaching medium. This refers to ludic and inspiring activities which help promote behavior change which aimed at building care into peoples’ lifestyles. The FCC proposes it as an apt pathway for preventing and/or reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease by directing their actions more precisely toward clinical and social risk factors.

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Distance , Health Literacy , Collective health , Public Health , Health education , Lifestyles , Cardiovascular prevention , Cardiovascular disease