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Clinical Resources: Patient Education


Handouts to Print Out for Your Patients and Other Resources

Heart Diagrams
CHD Overview
Risk Factors

Health professional talking to patient

Heart Attack Signs
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Organizations and On-line Resources

A Web Site for Your Patients

Heart Diagrams

CHD Overview

Risk Factors

Heart Attack Signs

High Blood Pressure

Cholesterol

Hormone Therapy

Weight Loss Tips

Dietary Change

Exercise and Behavioral Change

Smoking

Diabetes

Pregnancy - Preeclampsia

Related Health Problems

Spanish Language Materials

PDF File Actúe Rápido Frente a los Síntomas de un Ataque al Corazón (6 page PDF, Spanish)

PDF File ¡Póngase en acción-prevenga la alta presión! -- Take Steps: Prevent High Blood Pressure
(8 page PDF in English and Spanish)

PDF File ¡Proteja su corazón-baje su colesterol! -- Protect your heart-Lower your blood cholesterol
(8 page PDF in English and Spanish)

PDF File Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes/ Platillos Latinos, ¡Sabrosos y Saludables! (NIH Publication No. 96-4049)
(57 page PDF in English and Spanish)

PDF File ¡Manténgase activo y siéntase bien! -- Stay Active and Feel Better!
(8 page PDF in English and Spanish)

PDF File ¡Rompa con el hábito de fumar! -- Kick the Smoking Habit!
(8 page PDF in English and Spanish)

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Organizations and On-line Resources

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Medical alerts, professional and general health related information, and research and training information for investigators and students, as well as information on The Heart Truth Campaign.

Heart Truth E-Zine: Subscribe to The Heart Truth E-Zine, NHLBI's quarterly electronic publication for the public that provides new information about heart disease research, upcoming events, heart healthy recipes, and campaign news.

American Diabetes Association: Provides information about nutrition, exercise, prevention, research, advocacy, and community programs. (English and Spanish)

American Heart Association: Provides information about heart disease and stroke in women.

National Women's Health Resource Center: What is heart and cardiovascular disease? Do women really need to worry about heart and cardiovascular disease?

My Pyramid: A food guidance system to help Americans to make healthy food choices and to be active every day.

The American Legacy Foundation - Join the Circle: The leading cause of preventable death in American women is tobacco-related disease. Support mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and girlfriends trying to quit smoking.

Heart Center Online - For cardiologists and their patients: Answers to your questions about heart attacks and more.

FamilyDoctor.org: Information for women about heart disease and heart attacks from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

MayoClinic.com: Women have historically lagged behind men in heart disease prevention and awareness - but not in deaths. See how the tide is turning, and what you can do to protect your own heart health.

WebMD: WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.

Women's Heart Foundation: Provides information on women's heart disease and wellness information, gender-specific care and interventions for women with heart disease.

HeartHealthyWomen.org: The online source for information on heart disease in women.

Heart Health and Stroke: Information on heart disease and stroke from womenshealth.gov.

 

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