In 1998, North Carolina was one of two states awarded funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement a state based cardiovascular health program, now called the North Carolina Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program. In 2002, the CDC awarded continuation of funding...

While we know genetics plays a major role in understanding the cause of human disease, genes alone are not the whole story. Our genetic differences can influence our risk of developing various illnesses, but environmental factors can also play a large role. Many of us now wonder if there is...