: 1.001_PCF Global health in former soviet nations: investigating the determinants of cardiovascular health across Armenia H.Z. Wright, B. Berger, C. Bennett, R. Huynh, M. Hovhannisyan, C.R. Tak; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia, Skaggs Pharmacy Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Background: Since the dissolution of the USSR, the health of its former states’ populous has experienced a decline in health due to the concomitant fragmentation of their economic and political structures. Perhaps the most salient example of this trend is the Republic of Armenia, which has experienced a decline in health largely attributable to noncommunicable disease (Rechel, 2014). As rates of overweight and obesity have reached 55.5% and 24%, respectively (WHO, 2010), associated cardiovascular disease has come to account for 54% of all deaths in Armenia today (WHO, 2014). Methods: To elucidate the factors underlying these trends, collaborative cross-sectional research was conducted by the University of Utah’s Global Health Armenia program in conjunction with Yerevan State Medical University in summer 2015. In accordance with CBPR methodology, five regional clinics spanning Armenia were identified by local collaborators, where 517 participants were selected by random-intercept sampling for surveying of demographic and healthy lifestyle information alongside BMI and blood pressure. Findings: The mean age of respondents was 47.25 (SD1⁄414.4), with 84% being female and 70% living in urban areas. Rates of overweight (BMI 1⁄4 25-29.9) and obesity/extreme obesity (BMI 1⁄4 30+) were 26.89% and 43.13%, respectively. Significant differences were revealed in BMI among gender (p 1⁄4 0.029), rural and urban residence (p 1⁄4 0.0223), education level (p 1⁄4< 0.0001), knowledge of English and Russian languages (p 1⁄4 0.0003), and financial status (p 1⁄4 0.0064), whereas, surprisingly, none was found among BMI and self-reported frequency of exercise or leafy, green vegetable consumption. Additionally, recorded systolic blood pressures categorize 61% of participants as pre-hypertensive or hypertensive by WHO guidelines. Interpretation: These data provide novel insight into an emerging non-communicable disease crisis in Armenia, a region largely ignored by existing literature. Indeed, former Soviet nations present themselves as a new frontier in global health owing to the comparative lack of knowledge existing or applied therein. Thus, the correlates to cardiovascular health identified by our research will allow the design of targeted, intervention-based programs aimed at ameliorating the region’s cardiovascular disease epidemic. Abstract #: 1.002_PCF: 1.002_PCF The implementation of an app-based dataset for injury data acquisition in Montevideo, Uruguay B. Bouchard, J. Bado, D. Deckelbaum, T. Razek; McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada, Hospital Maciel, Montevideo, Uruguay, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Qc, Canada Background: 90% of injuries occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). It has been demonstrated that trauma databases are one of the most effective ways of preventing, improving the treatment and reducing the mortality due to trauma. However, LMICs often lack such databases because of limited resources. This study focused on how to improve trauma data collection in