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Core values

- **Addresses Societal Needs and Issues**: The Health Equity Heat Map provides critical insights into the interplay between historical policies, social determinants of health, and cardiovascular disease, helping healthcare professionals understand and address specific community challenges[4].
- **Improves Quality of Life**: By enabling targeted and effective interventions, the map can lead to better health outcomes for patients, especially those in vulnerable communities[4].
- **Promotes Positive Change**: It helps clinicians develop more effective interventions, which can drive positive change in community health and reduce health disparities[4].
- **Contributes to Community Well-being**: The map's focus on social determinants of health and cardiovascular disease contributes significantly to the overall well-being of communities by highlighting and addressing key health inequities[4].