Publications for Health Professionals

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Asthma Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	Asthma Action Plan				PDF HTML
	Asthma and Physical Activity in the School				PDF HTML
	Asthma Awareness: Curriculum for the Elementary Classroom				HTML
	Asthma Clinical Practice Guidelines--EPR3
	Full Report--Prepublication Copy				PDF
	Summary Report				PDF
	Making a Difference in the Management of Asthma: A Guide for Respiratory Therapists				PDF
	Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools (2003 Edition)				PDF
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Blood Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	The Management of Sickle Cell Disease				PDF
	The Management of von Willebrand Disease
	Full Report				PDF HTML
	Pocket Guide				PDF HTML
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Cholesterol Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	AHA/NHLBI Scientific Statement on Metabolic Syndrome (Circulation 2005: Published online before print September 12, 2005)
	AHA/NHLBI Scientific Statement
	AHA/NHLBI Statement Executive Summary
	Cholesterol Guidelines - Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III)
	Final Report				PDF
	Physician's Executive Summary				PDF
	Physician's Quick Desk Reference				PDF HTML
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Community Education and Outreach for Special Populations Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	African Americans
	Every Heartbeat is Life: A Community Health Worker's Manual for African Americans
	With Every Heartbeat is Life - Picture Cards for Community Health Workers
	Working With Religious Congregations: A Guide for Health Professionals				PDF
	Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders
	Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Background Report				PDF
	Cardiovascular Risk in the Cambodian Community: Formative Research from Lowell, Massachusetts				PDF
	Cardiovascular Risk in the Filipino Community: Formative Research from Dale City and San Francisco, California				PDF
	Cardiovascular Risk in the Vietnamese Community: Formative Research from Houston, Texas				PDF
	Filipinos Take It to Heart: A How-To Guide for Bringing Heart Health to Your Community				PDF
	The Impact of Heart Disease on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Online Slide Show				HTML
	Your Health is Golden! Heart Health Promotion Activities for Vietnamese Communities				PDF
	Children / Parents / Teachers
	We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) Materials - Energize Our Community: Toolkit for Action				PDF
	We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) Materials - Families Finding the Balance: A Parent Handbook - English				PDF
	We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) Parents Handbook/¡Nosotros Podemos! Familias Encontrando el Balance: Manual para Padres (en español)				PDF
	We Can! Energize Our Families: A Family Guide				PDF
	We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program - A Leader's Guide				PDF
	A Pocket Guide to Blood Pressure Measurement in Children				PDF HTML
	Asthma and Physical Activity in the School				PDF HTML
	Asthma Awareness: Curriculum for the Elementary Classroom				HTML
	Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools (2003 Edition)				PDF
	Prevent and Control America's High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible. Partner With Us to Create a Healthier America: Real Possibilities for America's Teachers and Educators				PDF
	The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents				PDF
	We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) Materials - Who Can Make it Happen? We Can!				PDF
	Latinos
	We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) Parents Handbook/¡Nosotros Podemos! Familias Encontrando el Balance: Manual para Padres (en español)				PDF
	Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs/Actué Rápido Frente a los Síntomas de un Ataque al Corazón (en español)				PDF
	Bringing Heart Health to Latinos: A Kit for Building Community Programs/La salud del corazón que trae a latina: materiales para desarrollar los programas de la comunidad (bilingual English, Spanish)
	From Heart to Heart: A Bilingual Group Discussion Kit/Del corazón al corazón: componentes bilingües de discusión en grupo (bilingual English, Spanish)
	The Heart Truth for Latinas: An Action Plan				PDF
	The Heart Truth for Latinas: An Action Plan/Te Lo Decimos de Corazon (en espanol)				PDF
	The Heart Truth for Women/La Verdad Acerca del Corazón de la Mujer (en español)				PDF HTML
	What Every Physician Should Know/Si se puede: Prevenir y controlar la presión arterial alta: lo que los médicos deben saber (en español)				PDF
	Latinos - Salud Para Su Corazon
	Better to Prevent/Mas vale prevenir que lamentar (en español)				PDF
	Bringing Heart Health to Latinos/La salud del corazón que trae a latina: una guía para programas de la comunidad (bilingual English, Spanish)				PDF
	From Heart to Heart/Del corazón al corazón: una guía bilingüe de discusión en grupo (bilingual English, Spanish)				PDF
	Kit/Materiales para Promotores de Salud (bilingual English, Spanish)
	Kit/Materiales para Promotores de Salud (en español)
	Lay Health Educator's Manual
	Lay Worker Manual/Manual de Promotores (en español)
	Picture Cards/Tarjetas de retrato (bilingual English, Spanish)
	Your Heart Your Life Lay Work Manual/Su corazon su vida manual para promotores sobre el infarto (en español)
	Your Heart, Your Life - Lay Worker Manual on Surviving a Heart Attack				PDF
	Native Americans / Alaska Natives - Honor the Gift
	Honoring the Gift of Heart Health: A Heart Health Educator's Manual for Alaska Natives				PDF
	The Heart Truth for Women
	Action Plan				PDF
	Action Plan for African Americans				PDF HTML
	Action Plan for Latinas - English				PDF
	Action Plan for Latinas/Plan de acción (en español)				PDF
	Core Brochure - English				PDF HTML
	Core Brochure/Folleto (en español)				PDF HTML
	Healthy Heart Handbook for Women				PDF
	If You Have Heart Disease				PDF
	Recipes for Heart Health				PDF HTML
	Speakers Kit
	Wallet Card				PDF
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Heart Attack Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs
	Patient Action Tablet				PDF
	Patient Brochure/Folleto para pacientes (en español)				PDF
	Patient Core Brochure - English				PDF
	Patient Wallet Card				PDF
	Physician Quick Reference Card				PDF
	Small Group Session Kit
	Your Heart Your Life Lay Work Manual/Su corazon su vida manual para promotores sobre el infarto (en español)
	Your Heart, Your Life - Lay Worker Manual on Surviving a Heart Attack				PDF
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High Blood Pressure Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	A Pocket Guide to Blood Pressure Measurement in Children				PDF HTML
	Joint National Committee 7 on High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
	Complete Report				PDF
	Physician Executive Summary Express				PDF
	Physician Quick Refence Laminated Card				PDF
	Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible
	Campaign Call to Action Paper				PDF
	Real Possibilities for America's Business Community				PDF
	Real Possibilities for America's Community, Civic, and Faith-Based Organizations				PDF
	Real Possibilities for America's Grocery Chains				PDF
	Real Possibilities for America's Health Care Providers				PDF
	Real Possibilities for America's Insurance and Managed Care Companies				PDF
	Real Possibilities for America's Teachers and Educators				PDF
	What Every Physician Should Know				PDF
	What Every Physician Should Know/Lo que los médicos deben saber (en español)				PDF
	Primary Prevention of Hypertension: Clinical and Public Health Advisory from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program				PDF
	The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents				PDF
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Lung Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	COPD Learn More, Breathe Better Resource Kit for Campaign Partners
	COPD: Learn More, Breathe Better - Essentials for Physicians				PDF HTML
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Obesity Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	Aim for a Healthy Weight
	Aim Patient Booklet				PDF
	Assess, Classify, Treat Laminated Card
	Patients Tips Tear Pad				PDF
	Provider Kit
	Talking Tips for Physicians				PDF
	Hearts n' Parks
	Community Mobilization Guide				PDF
	Kit (includes Guide and Video)
	Obesity Guidelines
	Evidence Report				PDF
	Practical Guide				PDF
	Think Tank on Enhancing Obesity Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Full Report				PDF
	We Can!
	A Family Guide				PDF
	Parent Handbook - English				PDF
	Parent Program - A Leader's Guide				PDF
	Parents Handbook/Manual para padres (en español)				PDF
	Program Brochure				PDF
	Toolkit for Action				PDF
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Sleep Detailed Information					View Online	Order Printed Copies
	Problem Sleepiness in Your Patient				PDF
	Sleep Apnea: Is Your Patient at Risk				PDF
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