What does CARDIAC mean or stand for ?
CARDIAC is an ongoing project that is used to test children and young adults in the Appalachian community.It is a series of findings,surveys,reviews and analysis of the future risk factors of these individuals to ascertain their likelihood of having cardiovascular disease and heart related ailments after entering adulthood.
By carefully documenting and recording their daily lifestyle, eating habits and general fitness levels this data is stored and projections can be made.