• Jack Wei Chieh Tan, Tee Joo Yeo, Doreen Sy Tan, ChuaTerrance Siang JinTSJDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.Singapore Heart Foundation.Singapore Cardiac Society.Chapter of Cardiologists, College of Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Sin, Khung Keong Yeo, Natalie Si Ya Koh, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Yew Seng Kwan, Michael Chun Leng Lim, Lip Ping Low, and Huay Cheem Tan.
• Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
• Ann Acad Med Singap. 2024 Jan 30; 53 (1): 233323-33.

IntroductionIn 2022, the Minister for Health of Singapore launched Healthier SG, a national strategy in championing the shift towards a population health approach.MethodThe Singapore Heart Foundation conducted a series of roundtable discussions, also attended by representatives of the Singapore Cardiac Society and the Chapter of Cardiologists of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. During the meetings, the authors formulated interventions supportive of Healthier SG that specifically aimed to uplift the state of cardiovascular (CV) preventive care in Singapore.ResultsIn line with Healthier SG, the authors propose a 3-pronged approach ("Healthier Heart SG") to augment the success of Healthier SG in achieving good CV outcomes. This proposal includes the following components: (1) a call to update the standards of care in addressing the 5 main modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD); (2) patient education through cooperation between healthcare professionals and community partners for a whole-of-system approach; and (3) support for integrated care, including access to cardiac rehabilitation in the community, improved referral processes and access to nutrition/dietetics counselling and tobacco cessation, optimal use of information technology, and continued CV research.ConclusionHealthier Heart SG would bring the standards of care and CV care delivery in Singapore closer to achieving the vision of proactive prevention of CVD and CV morbidity and mortality. This can only be achieved through the concerted efforts of healthcare professionals, policymakers and community partners, coupled with the cooperation of community members.

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