Phase One Resources

African American Report African_American_report.pdf (PDF 1,172K)

American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org *

American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org *

American Heart Association Health statistical information provided by the American Heart Association, including reports such as the annual Heart and Stroke Update reports that also contain information about the economic burden of cardiovascular disease. http://www.americanheart.org/statistics/ *

American Heart Journal http://www.medscape.com/viewpublication/129_index

American Journal of Cardiology http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/5/2/5/0/4/8

American Journal of Epidemiology http://aje.oupjournals.org *

American Journal of Hypertension http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/7/4/2/index.htt

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum http://www.apiahf.org *

Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEXPH) This planning activity guides you in assessing your organization's resources and regulatory readiness to address the problem. You may access information about APEXPH at http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/APEXPH.cfm. *

Or to request a copy, write to:

Public Health Practice Program Office
Association/County Health Office
440 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Association of Black Cardiologists (Note: This web site is best viewed in I.E.) http://www.abcardio.org *

Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors (Cardiovascular Health Council) http://www.chronicdisease.org/ *

Bartholomew, L.K., Parcel, G.S., Kok, G., & Gottlieb, N.H. (2000). Intervention Mapping: Designing theory- and evidence-based health promotion programs. Mountain View, California: Mayfield Publishing Company.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the state-based surveillance system of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories, it is the primary source of state-based information about risk behaviors among adult populations.

The BRFSS is designed to gather information from adults about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to various health issues:

• Health status and access to care
• Tobacco and alcohol use
• Dietary patterns
• Hypertension and cholesterol
• Leisure time physical activities
• Injury control
• Women's health issues
• Use of preventive services
• HIV and AIDS
• Models on cardiovascular disease and heart attack and stroke awareness are also collected by various states

Information about the BRFSS may be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/.

Best Practices Information You'll find Best Practices Information at http://www.bestpractices.org/. *

Beyond the Stoop: Community Programs to Promote Youth The Institute of Medicine, of the National Academies, developed this document to address public policy for youth community programs. More information about this document can be found at the Institute of Medicine's web site or by looking at the publications listed at the National Academies Press site.

• http://www.iom.edu/ *
• http://www.nap.edu/ *

Black Health Care http://www.blackhealthcare.com

Building Coalitions Fact Sheet Index http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/bc-fact/index.html *

Building Online Communities: Transforming Assumptions Into Success "Build it and they will come" is a common assumption that leads many non-profits to shortchange their planning and staffing efforts when establishing an online discussion group or e-mail listserv. If you want to make good use of interactivity, you will find here a list of common pitfalls and practical tips for defining an online community's purpose, moderating a discussion, and locating free software to help manage discussion groups. You'll find Building Online Communities at http://www.benton.org/publibrary/practice/community/assumptions.html. *

California Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/chdsp/

California Project LEAN's Food on the Run Program In preparation for planning the Food on the Run program, staff had key informant interviews conducted with members of their target audience and significant other individuals to gain insight for program planning. CV-LEAN_Formative_Research_Key Informant Interview_Report.pdf (PDF 1,649K)

Cardiovision 2020 http://www.cardiovision2020.org *

CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (HDSP) is located in the Division of Adult and Community Health of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. HDSP activities include epidemiologic surveillance and research, intervention studies, and public health programs related to cardiovascular health. The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention may be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/.

E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov

Statistical information from the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/cvdatlas/atlas_womens/

CDC Wonder CDC Wonder is and easy-to-use system that provides a single point of access to a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data. CDC wonder may be accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov

Census Information To access the Statistical Abstract of the United States and other Census information, go to the U.S. Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov.

Center for Livable Communities (Note: This web site is best viewed in I.E.) http://www.lgc.org/center/ *

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Main Site The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is composed of more than 11 Centers, Institutes, and Offices dedicated to promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability through scientific inquiry. This site includes an A-Z guide with links to specific health topics. You can access the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov.

Coalition Building Primer Coalition_Building_Primer.pdf (PDF 35K)

Community Health Initiatives http://www.hret.org/hret/programs/commhlth.html *

Community Toolbox For information on ways to "promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources" access the Community Toolbox at http://ctb.ku.edu. *

Cost of Heart Disease Cost_of_HD.pdf (PDF 71K)

Cross Cultural Health Care Program http://www.xculture.org *

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco This website provides a world wide web virtual library about epidemiology. It provides information from governmental agencies, data sources, and various resources for epidemiology, including cardiovascular epidemiology. http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/index.html *

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) The Department of Health and Human Services is the Unites States Government's principal agency for protecting the healthy of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. You may access the Department of Health and Human Services at: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/.

Diabetes Fact Sheet Diabetes_Fact_Sheet.pdf (PDF 646K)

Division of Disability and Health http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dh/

Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Falls and Hip Fractures Among Older Adults Falls_Older_Adults_Problem.pdf (PDF 96K)

Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health The Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health was developed to summarize and organize the essential elements of program evaluations; provide a framework for conducting effective program evaluations; clarify the steps in program evaluation; review standards for effective program evaluation; and address misconceptions regarding the purpose and methods of program evaluation. Step 1 in the Program Evaluation section of the publication describes the engaging of stakeholders. Not only will this section be helpful in the identification process of your own stakeholders, but also it will contribute to the evaluation process of your program. The suggested citation for this publication is: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Framework for program evaluation in public health. MMWR 1999;48(No.RR-11): [inclusive page numbers]. You may access the Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health at http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework.htm.

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/gis.htm

Health Behavior Factors Health_Behavior_Factors.pdf (PDF 310K)

Health News health_news.jpg (JPG 91K)

Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA provides information for improving community health. You can access HRSA data at http://www.ask.hrsa.gov.

Healthy Communities Programs, a Division of the National Civic League http://www.ncl.org *

Healthy People 2010 Healthy People 2010 is a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative that brings together national, state, and local government agencies; non-profit, voluntary, and professional organizations; businesses; communities; and individuals to improve the health of all Americans, eliminate disparities in health, and improve years and quality of healthy life. Healthy People 2010 may be accessed at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.

Healthy People 2010 Toolkit You can access the partnership section of Healthy People 2010 Toolkit at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/state/toolkit/partners.htm.

Heart at Work Online Program http://www.americanheart.org/haw *

Heart Check: Assessing Worksite Support for a Healthy Lifestyle This questionnaire, from the Healthy Heart Program of the New York State Department of Health, can be used and/or adapted to gather information about the environmental strategies and policies in worksites that are supportive of cardiovascular health. CV-NY.heartcheck3.19.2001.pdf (PDF 2,318K)

Heart Disease and Stroke Problem Heart Disease and Stroke Problem.pdf (PDF 72K)

Heart Failure Awareness Campaign http://www.abouthf.org *

Heart Failure Society of America http://www.hfsa.org *

Hoaxes and Rumors To see health hoaxes and rumors, access CDC's website at http://www.cdc.gov/

Institute for Healthy Communities The mission of the Institute for Healthy Communities is to serve as the catalyst for creating, linking, and supporting community-based partnerships that engage in activities to improve the health and quality of life of the citizens of Pennsylvania. This website features a directory of community partnerships. You will find the Institute for Healthy Communities at http://www.haponline.org *

International Society for Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) http://www.ishib.org *

International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease http://www.chd-taskforce.de *

Issues in Cross-Cultural Communication These documents, provided by the Office of Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provide information about effective communication with diverse groups of individuals.

• CV-CrossculHuan2.pdf (PDF 1,088K)
• CV-culture.pdf (PDF 1,514K)
• CV-crosscult.resources.pdf (PDF 137K)
• CV-cross.cult.tool2.pdf (PDF 123K)
• CV-Top 10 things to know about cross.pdf (PDF 27K)
• CV-Crosscult.LITREVI2.pdf (PDF 687K)

Kids Walk to School http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/

Lexis-Nexis To find out about news media searches, go to http://www.lexisnexis.com/

Lipid Health http://www.lipidhealth.org *

Medline Medline is the major index to articles from more than 4,600 biomedical journals from 1966 to present. Access Medline at http://www.pubmed.gov/

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is CDC's weekly forum that publishes articles on health topics and events and also disseminates state-reported surveillance data on new cases of reportable diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis, CVD and related chronic conditions, flu, etc. You can access the MMWR at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/.

National Alliance of Hispanic Health http://www.hispanichealth.org/ *

National Center for Health Statistics The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) makes available statistical information for a wide range of health problems. Through the NCHS web site, you can view and print out many published and unpublished reports. The NCHS web page also links to other web sites of federal and non-federal agencies that publish health data.

National Center for Health Statistics
3700 East-West Highway
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 436-8500
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Also located in the NCHS site is the Trends in Health and Aging Data Warehouse which may be accessed at: Trends in Health and Aging Data Warehouse http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm.

National Coalition Building Institute For information on The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), a nonprofit leadership training organization, at http://www.ncbi.org. *

National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease http://www.womenheart.org *

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Morbidity and mortality statistics from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/index.htm

National Library of Medicine To access bibliographic data bases, you can go to the National Library of Medicine's web site at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/index.html.

News For an example of news coverage that stirs public attention, view the web site of the Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov to find out more about children at risk and the health effects of substances in the environment. You can also read the U.S. News and World Report (June 19, 2000) cover story on neurotoxicants in the environment and their effects on children directly at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/000619/archive_015903.htm

NHANES The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the CDC. This survey has been designed to collect information about the health and diet of people in the United States. NHANES is unique in that it combines a home interview with health tests which are done in a Mobile Exam Center. Information about NHANES may be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm.

Office of Human Subjects Research Protections Ethical issues are embedded in all facets of intervention. Any attempt to intervene, even with the best of intentions, carries with it ethical decisions and moral dilemmas. For information regarding ethical issues, begin with the DHHS's Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) which is located at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/.

Office of Minority Health The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1985. The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in health. The main site of the OMH may be accessed at http://www.omhrc.gov.

Also included in this site are links to State Offices of Minority Health, the Office of Minority Health Resources Center, and various other links.

Office on Smoking and Health The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, has prepared information on smoking, tobacco, and health. Most of the information is available in published documents, by voice recording or facsimile, and through the OSH Internet home page. Office on Smoking and Health may be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/.

Other Agencies You may want to examine other agencies' web sites (e.g., Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov; Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.os.dhhs.gov; Department of Justice: http://www.usdoj.gov; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: http://www.nhtsa.gov).

Pearce, J.A. and Robinson, R.B., Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, 1988.

Population Group Statements For an example of problem statements for population groups, access the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's "Minority and Ethnic Groups" page at http://www.cdc.gov/omh/default.htm.

Principles of Community Engagement Principles of Community Engagement provides public health professionals and community leaders with a science base and practical guidelines for engaging the public in community decision-making and action for health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention. The material provided can help public health professionals and community leaders improve communication, promote common understanding, and strengthen coordination, collaboration, and partnerships efforts among themselves and community members and institutions. You will find Principles of Community Engagement at http://www.cdc.gov/phppo/pce/index.htm.

Public Health Problems Public Health Problems.pdf (PDF 182K)

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research To find public opinion data, go to the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu. *

Shape Up America http://shapeup.org *

Surveillance & com Surveillance_Com.pdf (PDF 523K)

SWOT SWOT.pdf (PDF 92K)

Taking Action to Heart: A Planning Guide for a Community-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Health Maine Cardiovascular Health Council and Medical Care Development in collaboration with the Maine Bureau of Health have produced a planning document to assist programs in planning community-based programs for cardiovascular health.

• CV-ME.cvd_guidebook.pdf (PDF 2,767K)
• CV-ME.cvd_guidebook_appendices.pdf (PDF 1,370K)
• CV-ME.doc_toc_for_manual.pdf (PDF 244K)

The National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health conducts research to acquire knowledge of prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disability. The NIH is composed of 18 Institutes, six centers, and the National Library of Medicine. You can contact the NLH at http://www.nih.gov and the National Library of medicine at http://www.nlm.nih.gov.

The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action Youth_Violence_Framework.pdf (PDF 1,440K)

THOMAS Information about Congress's activities, legislation, and committee activities, including text of House and Senate bills, can be found through THOMAS, an on-line system of databases provided by the Library of Congress. THOMAS may be accessed at http://thomas.loc.gov.

USPHS Indian Health Service/Office of Public Health and/or Office of Communications http://www.ihs.gov

Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality was developed by the Office for Social Environment and Health Research at West Virginia University and the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at CDC to provide critical data on geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in women's heart disease death rates for the five major racial and ethnic groups. Local, state, and national level data are included with information to tailor heart-healthy programs and policies to the communities of women with the greatest burden of heart disease. You may access Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality at: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/cvdatlas/atlas_womens/.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is a national, school-based survey conducted by CDC and state and local education agencies. The YRBSS provides vital information on risk behaviors among young people to more effectively target and improve health programs. One component of this system is the Youth Risk Behavior System (YRBS). Information about the YRBS may be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/index.htm.