Healthcare providers can improve the cardiovascular health of their patients by being vigilant in conducting routine cardiovascular risk assessments, before and after initiating psychopharmacological treatment, in addition to
offering health promotion interventions to target known cardiovascular risk factors.
The Healthy Steps for Young Children program (HS) was designed to support families of young children using a new type of
health care provider, the HS specialist (HSS), in a practice - based
intervention.1 The HS consists of risk reduction activities and universal components, including developmental screening, anticipatory guidance, and follow - up services,
offered to all families receiving care.2 - 5 Expected benefits of HS include improved parental
promotion of child development, 6 parenting practices, child development, and
health care utilization.