NHF Reports archive
The NHF produces a number of reports that address a variety of topics concerned with the prevention of coronary heart disease.
These reports are available from either The Stationery Office, direct from the NHF or as a download on this website.
Below is a list of our archived publications.
To view our more recent publications, please see NHF reports
Looking to the Future: Making CHD an epidemic of the past
This report addresses the fact that although death rates from coronary heart disease have been falling since the 1970s, the decline has not been as impressive as in other similar countries such as the US and Australia.
Social inequalities in CHD: Opportunities for action
This report addresses the widening social class gap in coronary heart disease which is increasingly associated with social disadvantage and deprivation in the UK, and which is occurring despite the declining death rates from coronary heart disease since the 1970's.
Preventing CHD: The role of antioxidants, vegetables and fruit
This report brings together research on the role of specific nutrients in fruits and vegetables, such as antioxidants, in the protection against coronary heat disease. It sets out the evidence, highlights the remaining areas of uncertainty, and points to the next step - increasing consumption of vegetables and fruit.
At least five a day: Strategies to increase vegetable and fruit consumption
This report aims to stimulate positive action so that the 'at least five a day' vegetable and fruit goal in the UK becomes a reality.
Preventing CHD in primary care: The way forward
This report explores the role of the primary care team in the context of national health policies to reduce the rates of coronary heart disease. Health promotion is an essential part of primary care, and the report asks how the interventions can be made more effective.
Physical activity: An agenda for action
This report sets out a detailed agenda for increasing physical activity rates in the UK. Suggestions for changes to fiscal policy, legal and regulatory strategies, service provision, education and information, and research and monitoring practice are offered by the report.
CHD Prevention: A catalogue of key resources
This catalogue has been developed primarily to assist medical school teaching staff and to aid students in self-directed learning. It will also be useful to others involved in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease.
Healthy school food: A guide for school governors and school boards
This guide is intended to help school governors and school boards (in both primary and secondary schools) make the most of the new opportunities to achieve a healthy school food service.
CHD: Are women special?
This report aims to improve understanding as well as action on risk factors and management of coronary heart disease - the leading cause of death in women in the UK.