Resources
Other Publications Related to
Stroke
Burden of StrokeNEW! 2008
Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries
The newest atlas in our series of six was developed in collaboration
with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and includes
county-level maps of stroke hospitalizations by stroke-subtype,
race/ethnicity, discharge status, and co-morbidity.
Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke
Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, heart disease and stroke are the
first and sixth leading causes of death.
Successful Business Strategies to Prevent
Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit
This toolkit provides an ideal resource for state programs to
collaborate with other chronic disease partners throughout the state in
developing comprehensive CVH work site programs.
The
Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke
An estimated 17 million people worldwide die of cardiovascular diseases,
particularly heart attacks and strokes.
The Atlas of Stroke Mortality: Racial, Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in
the United States
The third in a series of CDC atlases related to cardiovascular disease,
published through a collaboration between CDC and West Virginia University.
Health, United States, 2004
with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans with Special Feature on
Drugs
The
Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State
Perspectives 2004
A report intended to aid policy makers, the public health community, and all
others interested in addressing the burden of chronic disease in the United
States.
Public Health Programs
Prevention Works:
CDC Strategies for a Heart–Healthy and Stroke–Free America
This briefing document is intended to provide a snapshot of heart
disease and stroke prevention at CDC. It also provides information on
the health and economic costs of chronic diseases to our nation and
outlines CDC's prevention strategies.
Preventing
Heart Disease and Stroke: Addressing the Nation's Leading Killers
Among both men and women, and across all racial and ethnic groups,
cardiovascular disease is our nation's leading killer. Approximately
960,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each year, accounting
for more than 40% of all deaths.
A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
The purpose of the Action Plan is to chart a course for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and collaborating public health agencies,
with all interested partners and the public at large, to help in
promoting achievement of national goals for preventing heart disease and
stroke over the next two decades—through 2020 and beyond.
Page last reviewed: March 28, 2008
Page last modified: March 28, 2008
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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