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Lessons in Longitudinal Research: Bogalusa Heart Study
What Does It Take to Study Health for 50 Years? When Dr. Gerald Berenson first launched the Bogalusa Heart Study, he didn’t know he was creating a blueprint for the future of public health. What started with school checkups turned into one of the longest-running, most...
Why the Bogalusa Heart Study Still Matters Today
Many years have passed since the Bogalusa Heart Study began, but its impact is still felt strongly today. Here's why this decades-old project remains so relevant in modern times. Still Saving Lives 50 Years Later A lot has changed since the Bogalusa Heart Study began...
Heart Health Month: What the Bogalusa Heart Study Taught Us About Protecting Hearts Early
Why February Matters for Heart Health Every February, communities across the United States observe Heart Health Month. The goal is simple. Raise awareness about heart disease and encourage people to take steps that support lifelong cardiovascular health. Heart disease...
Generations of Health: Meet the Families Behind the Bogalusa Heart Study
Family First: A Tradition of Discovery The Bogalusa Heart Study was one of the first ever longitudinal studies to find that cardiovascular risk factors were detectable even at a young age, despite notions that heart disease had little to do with children or young...
Multi-generational Health Studies: Meet the Families Behind the Bogalusa Heart Study
Family First: A Tradition of Discovery The Bogalusa Heart Study was one of the first ever longitudinal studies to find that cardiovascular risk factors were detectable even at a young age, despite notions that heart disease had little to do with children or young...
The Study that Proved Heart Disease Starts in Childhood
What Doctors Didn’t See Until Bogalusa Most people used to think heart disease had nothing to do with kids. But the Bogalusa Heart Study shattered this myth. This long-term study, founded in 1973 by Dr. Gerald Berenson, was the first to prove that heart disease in...