Announcements
Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke
February 16–19, 2005. Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, Florida.
CDC is a co–sponsor of the Second International Conference on Women, Heart
Disease and Stroke. The goal of the conference is to extend knowledge and foster
action globally about the prevention, identification, and treatment of heart
disease in women. Abstract submission deadline is October 1, 2004. Advance
registration and housing deadline is January 14, 2005. For more information,
please see the
conference website.*
CDC Affiliated Publications
- The Atlas of Heart
Disease and Stroke
An estimated 17 million people worldwide die of cardiovascular diseases,
particularly heart attacks and strokes.
- Chronic Disease
Notes and Reports
Newsletter of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, reports on activities of interest to health
professionals involved with the myriad aspects of disease prevention and
health promotion.
CDC has collaborated on several international heart health declarations. These are available
as PDF files on Canada’s Heart Health Initiative*
website.
- The Osaka Declaration—Health Economics and Political Action: Stemming the Tide of Cardiovascular Disease (2001).
- Science and Policy in Action: The 2000 Victoria Declaration—Women, Heart Disease and Stroke (2001).
- The Catalonia Declaration—Investing in Heart Health (1995)
- The First International Heart Health Declaration—The Victoria Declaration on Heart Health (1992)—is also available.
This document is available in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Learn more about PDFs.
CDC Affiliated International Cardiovascular Health Projects
G8 Telematics Project*
The G8 Promoting Heart Health initiative aims at disseminating best
practices for implementing cardiovascular disease preventive
interventions.
Other Web Sites
ProCOR*
This moderated electronic conference is dedicated to the global cardiovascular epidemic, especially in developing countries and serves as a forum for dialogue and exchange of information.
World Health Organization*
Pan American Health Organization*
Canada's
Heart Health Initiative*
Global Cardiovascular Infobase*
An interactive Web site featuring epidemiologic profiles of
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the world.
*Links to non–Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
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