Toolkits & More for American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month and throughout the month, there are reminders on how we can make the effort to be heart healthy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) encourages all of us—especially women—to listen to our hearts and speak up for our health. According to the CDC: Heart-health disparities specific to women widen and deepen when combined with race, ethnicity, and other social factors.1 We encourage individuals, health care and public health professionals, and our partners to help close the disparities gap. To help combat these disparities, the CDC is sharing Tools and Resources tailored to different groups. Check these out: For Health Care Professionals For Public Health Professionals For Individuals and Patients The NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recognizes our power to take action to protect ourselves against heart disease. Even small heart-healthy measures, such as dietary changes and increased movement, can have big effects. Help your constituents with heart-health approaches from this Outreach Toolkit: Social Media Resources Fact Sheets Drop-in Articles, Slides, and Flyers And even more resources: Join #OurHearts in Action Live a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Take Action for Your Heart To find more information about heart topics, logon to MedlinePlus: Blood, Heart and Circulation: Heart Diseases Heart Health Tests Cardiac Rehabilitation More Blood, Heart and Circulat...
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