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Information Especially For You |
| Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders: Background Report 2000 (PDF, 703 KB) |
| (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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Asian/Pacific Islanders and Cardiovascular Diseases 2002 (PDF, 109 KB) |
| (American Heart Association)
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Heart Disease in Healthfinder |
| (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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Heart Disease Information |
| (Office of Women's Health, DHHS)
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Healthy People 2010 Asian American and Pacific Islander Gateway |
| (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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Impact of Heart Disease on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders |
| (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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| Research and Tools |
| Your Health is Golden! Heart Health Promotion Activities for Vietnamese Communities (PDF, 1,417 KB) |
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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This activity guide is designed for community health educators to organize discussion-based activities for adults and seniors. These activities aim to increase the participants' awareness of heart disease through a strategic public health model. |
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Information for Health Professional: Asian American/Pacific Islander |
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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This resource list provides reports of specific community activities and interventions for heart health among the Asian American community. |
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Health Assessment Tools
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(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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This resource list includes a Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator, portion size quiz, and heart attack assessment tool.
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| Materials in Asian Languages |
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| Organizations and Programs |
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| General Information |
| Heart and Vascular Diseases |
| (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
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Heart Diseases in MedlinePlus |
| (National Library of Medicine)
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Medical Encyclopedia Information on heart disease in MedlinePlus |
| (National Library of Medicine)
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Heart Disease in Healthfinder |
| (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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Blood, Heart and Circulation Topics in MedlinePlus |
| (National Library of Medicine)
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