" Public health
" Culturally and linguistically appropriate and effective community health promotion and disease prevention programmes should be encouraged and made available; if they already exist they should be strengthened and integrated with the formal health care sector.
" Cardiovascular disease prevention should be integrated with primary heath care.
" Cardiovascular health education should be integrated with other health promotion initiatives.
" The public health approach should target population-wide lifestyle interventions, population-wide screening for high blood pressure and screening of the high-risk group for diabetes and hypercholestrolaemia.
" Lifestyle advice should center on tobacco use cessation, weight control, a heart healthy diet, physical activity and stress management.
" Cardiovascular health promotion should be part of the national media strategy.
" Cardiovascular health should be addressed in school based health education and/or as part of the science curriculum.
" Cardiovascular health education should be offered in places of religious worship and worksites where appropriate.
" Infrastructure support and local capacity building for research should be prioritized.