Heart and Vascular Diseases Information

High Blood Pressure

Web Sites and Interactive Web Applications:

• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Pressure Education Month
• High Blood Pressure Information Slide Sets

Publications / Fact Sheets:

• 4th Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
• The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee (JNC 7) on High Blood Pressure
• JNC 7 Quick Reference Card
• Primary Prevention of Hypertension
• Working Meeting on Blood Pressure Measurement:   Summary Report
• Clinical Advisory Statement: Importance of Systolic Blood Pressure in Older Americans
• Working Group Report on High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
• Statement from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee Regarding the Consumption of Dietary Salt
• Workshop on Sodium and Blood Pressure
• 1999 Clinical Advisory:  Treatment of Hypertension and Diabetes
• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
• Implementing Recommendations for Dietary Salt Reduction
• Working Group Report on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Working Group Report on Hypertension in Diabetes

See Also:

• The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
• National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP)

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Cholesterol

Web Sites and Interactive Web Applications:

• Live Healthier, Live Longer
• Palm OS Applications
• 10-Year Risk Calculator (online version)
• 10-Year Risk Calculator (downloadable version--Excel spreadsheet)
• Slides
• NCQA/NHLBI Conference Webcast
• Cholesterol Education Month Kit

Publications / Fact Sheets:

• ACC/AHA/NHLBI Clinical Advisory on Statins
• Clinical Guidelines on Cholesterol Management in Adults (ATP III)
• ATP III At-A-Glance: Quick Desk Reference
• Recommendations on Lipoprotein Measurement
• Cholesterol Reference Method Laboratory Network (CRMLN)
• Recommendations Regarding Public Screening for Measuring Blood Cholesterol

See Also:

• The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
• National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)

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Heart Attack

Web Sites and Interactive Web Applications:

• Act In Time to Heart Attack Signs
• 10 Year Heart Attack Risk Calculator
• Physician Quick Reference Tool for Palm OS

Publications / Fact Sheets:

• Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Materials
  • A Lay Health Educator's Manual **New**
  • Brochure--Spanish
  • Brochure--English
  • Patient Action Plan Tablet
  • Physician Quick Reference Card
  • Poster
  • Small Group Lesson Plan
  • Video
  • Wallet Card

• Symposium Proceedings: New Information Technology and the NHAAP
• Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction:  Emergency Department
• An Evaluation of Technologies for Identifying Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Departments
  • Summary
  • Full Report

• Educational Strategies to Prevent Prehospital Delay in High Risk Patients

See Also:

• National Heart Attack Alert Program (NHAAP)

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Other Heart Diseases

Web Sites and Interactive Web Applications:

• Charting New Directions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas: A Joint NHLBI/PAHO Workshop, October 13-15, 2004
• The Heart Truth for Women
• Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Web Site
• Women's Heart Health Education Initiative
• Latino Cardiovascular Resources
• The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
• The Women's Health Initiative (WHI)

Publications / Fact Sheets:

• Filipinos Take It to Heart: A How-To Guide for Bringing Heart Health to Your Community
• Cardiovascular Health Small Group Discussion In Baltimore City Public Housing
• Workshop on Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
• Cardiovascular Risk in the Filipino Community
• Cardiovascular Risk in the Vietnamese Community
• Mobilizing African American Communities to Address Disparities in Cardiovascular Health
• Women's Health and Menopause:  A Comprehensive Approach
• Women's Health Initiative
• Best Clinical Practices:  Women's Health and Menopause
• Workshop on Mobilizing American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
• Strong Heart Study Data Book
• Developing a Women's Heart Health Education Action Plan Workshop Report
• The Impact of Heart Disease on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Online Slide Show
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Workshops Summary Report on Cardiovascular Health
• Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders:  Background Report
• Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources
• Building Healthy Hearts for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Background Paper
• Report on Research in Coronary Heart Disease in Blacks
• Working with Religious Congregations
• JumpSTART (Activities to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Grades Three to Five)
• HeartMemo
• NHLBI Stroke Belt Initiative

See Also:

• Nutrition Academic Award (NAA) Program
• Patient education booklets in English/Spanish on Heart Health
• Patient education booklets for African Americans on Heart Health

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Obesity and Physical Activity

Web Sites and Interactive Web Applications:

• Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
• BMI Calculator in Palm OS Format
• Aim for a Healthy Weight Web site
• Clinical Guidelines on Overweight and Obesity
  • Electronic Textbook
  • Slide Set
  • Guidelines in Palm OS Format
  • Continuing Education
• Menu Planner
• Portion Distortion Quiz
• Hearts N' Parks

Publications / Fact Sheets:

• Enhancing Obesity Research at the NHLBI: Executive Summary
• Aim for a Healthy Weight Education Kit
• Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
• The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
• Strategy Development Workshop for Public Education on Weight and Obesity
• The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
• Hearts N' Parks Community Mobilization Guide
• JumpStart for Teachers

See Also:

• NIH Obesity Research Web Site
• Nutrition Academic Award (NAA) Program
• NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative (OEI)
• FDA information on new preliminary recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the medical management of people who took the diet drugs fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine.

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Health topics on this page:

• High Blood Pressure
• Cholesterol
• Heart Attack
• Other Heart Diseases
• Obesity and Physical Activity

See also:

• Heart & Vascular Information for Patients and the General Public
• List of Publications
• Information Center
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