Cardiovascular Health and Wellness

Cardiovascular Fact Sheets: Cardiovascular Disease Fact Sheet (PDF, 118 kb) Cardiovascular Disease Deaths (PDF, 94 kb) Cardiovascular Disease - Hospital Charges (PDF, 94 kb) Cardiovascular Disease in Texas Women (PDF, 129 kb) Visit the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Association's High Blood Pressure Education Program.

Download your 2009 Heart of Texas Wellness Calendar! Publication Number: E81-11381 Click here or on the calendar to download (PDF file, 1 MB)

We are currently conducting a survey to evaluate the usefulness of the Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke Burden Report. We value your feedback and would appreciate if you took a few moments to respond to some questions. Click here to take survey Or, if you would like to complete a hard copy of the survey (PDF 81 KB) please fax it to to 512-458-7254 or email the PDF to jane.osmond@dshs.state.tx.us as an attachment.

The Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program provides technical assistance, training and consultation on the development of policy and environmental change strategies to decrease risk factors for heart disease and stroke and increase chances for people in Texas to establish a heart and stroke healthy lifestyle. Targeted sites include worksites, schools, food establishments, communities and health care settings.

Recognition Programs

• Heart and Stroke Healthy City Recognition Program: Recognizes cities that maintain policies, ordinances, facilities and capacities that support a heart and stroke health environment. Texas cities are evaluated on a schedule determined by the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. NEW - Check Out the 2008 Heart & Stroke Healthy City Recognition Awardees Also, click to view Dr. Philip Huang’s presentation slides, A Comprehensive Tobacco-Control Initiative at the Community Level (June 29, 2009) (PDF 2.3 MB). Dr. Huang, Medical Director of the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, presents his experience and expertise in tobacco control, which is one of the community indicators of the Heart and Stroke Healthy City Recognition Program.
• Texas Cardiovascular Health Promotion Awards: Recognizes community-based programs, schools, worksites, and health care entities that promote innovative and effective programs and policies for prevention and/or awareness of CVD and/or stroke in Texas communities. NEW - Check Out the 2009 Texas Cardiovascular Health Promotion Awardees

Heart Disease and Stroke Resources

• American Heart Association - www.heart.org
• Free high blood pressure risk calculator (in English and Spanish) - www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3027275#
• ABC's of preventing heart disease, stroke, heart attack, and risk factors http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chronic/publications.shtm#cvd

Texas Plan to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

The Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke presents its strategic plan for cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention and treatment. The plan focuses on four key strategies: (1) Surveillance, Data and Outcome Management, (2) Health Education and Outreach, (3) Community Policy and Environmental Changes, and (4) Clinical Prevention and Treatment Services.

Texas Plan to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, 2008 (3.7 mb, PDF)

Publication Number: E81-11195

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Last Updated June 30, 2009