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Heart Disease
Fact Sheets
- Heart Disease Fact Sheet
- Men and Heart Disease
- Women and Heart Disease
- Atrial Fibrillation Fact Sheet
- Heart Failure Fact Sheet
- Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources about heart disease—
- CDC's Heart Disease Web Site
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Medline Plus (A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
Stroke
Stroke and You Series
Some medical conditions and lifestyle choices can put anyone at risk for stroke regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age. However, certain groups are at higher risk for stroke and deserve special consideration because of particular risk factors. The “Stroke and You” series highlights the prevention challenges these groups face and what CDC is doing to address them.
- Women and Stroke [PDF-268K]
- Men and Stroke [PDF-248K]
- African-American Women and Stroke [PDF-910K]
- African-American Men and Stroke [PDF-478K]
- Hispanic Women and Stroke [PDF-327K] - Las Mujeres Hispanas y Los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares [PDF-223]
- Hispanic Men and Stroke [PDF-340K] - Los Hombres Hispanos y Los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares [PDF-221]
- Hispanics and Stroke [PDF-217K] - Las Personas Hispanas y Los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares [PDF-223]
Know the Facts About Stroke
This full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, signs and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke.
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Top of PageFact Sheets
- Stroke Fact Sheet
- Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Stroke
- American Indian and Alaska Native Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet
- The Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention Program (SHAPP) Fact Sheet
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources about stroke—
- CDC's Stroke Web Site
- What You Need to Know About Stroke–National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Know Stroke–Act in Time National Institutes of Health
- Stroke–National Institute on Aging
- Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse
High Blood Pressure
Know the Facts About High Blood Pressure
This full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure.
Top of PageFact Sheets
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources about high blood pressure—
- CDC's High Blood Pressure Web Site
- American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
- American Society of Hypertension
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: What Is High Blood Pressure?
- Community Health Workers and Million Hearts™ [PDF-312K]
Cholesterol
Know the Facts About High Blood Cholesterol
This full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, signs and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood cholesterol.
Fact Sheets
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources to learn about cholesterol:
- CDC's Cholesterol Web Site
- What is Cholesterol? The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Cholesterol: Medline Plus (A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
- Cholesterol: American Heart Association
Salt
Fact Sheets
CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
- Application of Lower Sodium Intake Recommendations to Adults—United States, 1999–2006
- MMWR highlights sheet [PDF–117K]
Other Resources
The following Web sites include government health links and resources to learn about salt:
- CDC's Salt Web Site
- American Heart Association—Shake Your Salt Habit
- American Society of Hypertension
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Nutrition.gov: What’s in Food—Salt and Sodium
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration—Lowering Salt in Your Diet
- Page last reviewed: May 3, 2016
- Page last updated: May 3, 2016
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