Improving access and equity in reducing cardiovascular risk: the Queensland Health model

Objectives: To measure changes in cardiovascular risk factors among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and/or type 2 diabetes enrolled in a centralised statewide coaching program delivered by telephone and mail‐out in the public health sector in Queensland.

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