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National Cholesterol Education
Month
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a good
time to get your blood cholesterol checked and take steps to lower it if it is
high. National Cholesterol Education Month is also a good time to learn about
lipid profiles and about food and lifestyle choices that help you reach
personal cholesterol goals.
High blood cholesterol affects over 65 million Americans. It
is a serious condition that increases your risk for heart disease. The higher
your cholesterol level, the greater the risk. You can have high cholesterol and
not know it. Lowering cholesterol levels that are too high lessens your risk
for developing heart disease and reduces the chance of having a heart attack or
dying of heart disease.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute offers helpful
resources to use during National Cholesterol Education Month.
For Individuals
Get these public education booklets for yourself and share
them with family and friends.
For Persons with High Blood Cholesterol
Who Need to Lower It
Heart Healthy Recipes
For Community Group Education
Programs
Offer an educational session for groups who may benefit from
a better understanding of cholesterol. Use these teaching tools:
- With Every Heartbeat
Is Life program for African Americans: Session 5: Be Heart Smart: Keep Your
Cholesterol in Check, Available only in print
- With Every Heartbeat
Is Life Picture Cards, Available only in print
- Your Heart, Your
Life: Session 5: Be Heart Smart: Keep Your Cholesterol in Check, Available
only in print
- Su corazón, su
vida: Sesión 5: Sea bueno con su corazón: Mantenga su
colesterol bajo control (Spanish), Available only in print
- Your Heart, Your
Life/Su corazón, su vida Picture Cards, Available only in print
- Healthy
Heart, Healthy Family: A Community Health Worker's Manual for the Filipino
Community:
Session 5: Be Heart Smart: Keep Your Cholesterol in Check.
Available only in print.
- Healthy
Heart, Healthy Family: Picture Cards. Available only in print.
- Your
Heart, Your Drum: Strengthening the Heartbeat of American Indians and Alaska
Natives, Available in VHS tape
Make cholesterol information booklets available at your
worksite, health center, community center, or HMO. Have plenty of copies on
hand for screening events.
For Clinicians
Refresh your skills in cholesterol assessment and management
with:
For Everyone
For Bulletin Board Displays
Use pages from these resources to create an educational
display in September:
- High
Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know
- Tables and Text from
Your
Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)
- What's Your Heart Disease Risk? - p. 8
- What's Your 10-Year Risk for a Heart Attack? - pp.
10-12
- Drop Your Cholesterol with TLC - p. 16
- Setting Your LDL Goal - p. 9
- The TLC Diet: A Heart Healthy Eating Plan - p.19
- Sample Saturated Fat Intakes - p. 22
- Fiber Solutions - p. 28
- Fiber Really Counts - p. 29
- How to Make Heart Healthy Meals - pp. 39-40
- Losing Weight and Gaining Heart Health - pp. 49-50
- How to Lower Your Calories on TLC - p. 50
- Choose the Foods That Help You Lose - pp. 51-52
- A Handy Guide to Calories Burned in Common Activities
- p. 46
- Benefits of Regular Physical Activity - p. 42
- Getting Active - p. 44
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