Heart Disease Resources

• Online Resources
• Fact Sheets
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reviews (MMWRs)
• Other Publications
• Guidelines and Recommendations
• Heart Health Declarations
• Public Health Programs
• Other Resources Related to Heart Disease

Other Publications

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.

Pulmonary Hypertension Surveillance—United States, 1980–2002
MMWR Surveillance Summary, published November 2005

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.

The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke
An estimated 17 million people worldwide die of cardiovascular diseases, particularly heart attacks and strokes.

Data Set Directory of Social Determinants of Health at the Local Level
There is widespread interest in the role of social health determinants at the local level. The directory contains an extensive list of data sets that can be used to address these determinants.

Men and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality

Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality (Second Edition)

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.

Health Disparities: A Selected Bibliography
Eliminating health disparities is an overarching goal of the Healthy People 2010 national public health agenda, and it is a top priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Guidelines and Recommendations

Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance, MMWR Reports and Recommendations September, 2004

Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Application to Clinical and Public Health Practice. A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association*  Published in the journal Circulation.

The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure from the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute Web site.

Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) from the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute Web site.

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Web site.

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
This report brings together, for the first time, what has been learned about physical activity and health from decades of research.

Surgeon General's Reports Related to Tobacco Use
List of reports concerning smoking and health, including reports on tobacco use among ethnic groups and young people.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Dietary Guidelines for Americans is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
An independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.
 

Heart Health Declarations

One or more of the following files are available in Portable Document Format (PDF). Learn more about PDFs.

CDC has collaborated on several international heart health declarations. These are available as PDF files on Canada's Heart Health Initiative* Web site.

• International Action on Cardiovascular Disease: A Platform for Success Based on International Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Declarations* (2005)
   
• The Milan Declaration—Positioning Technology to Serve Global Heart Health (also available on the World Health Organization website [PDF–419K] (2005)
   
• The Osaka Declaration—Health Economics and Political Action: Stemming the Tide of Cardiovascular Disease* [PDF–1Mb] (2001)
   
• Science and Policy in Action: The 2000 Victoria Declaration—Women, Heart Disease and Stroke* [PDF–2Mb] (2001)
   
• The Catalonia Declaration—Investing in Heart Health* [PDF–2MB] (1995)
   
• The First International Heart Health Declaration—The Victoria Declaration on Heart Health* [PDF–980K] (1992)

Public Health Programs

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.

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.

Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: A Public Health Framework For Action
2003 Department of Health and Human Services

A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
Purpose of the plan: 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.

Action Plan Update: Moving into Action: Promoting Heart–Healthy and Stroke–Free Communities
Moving into Action is a series of action items designed to help governors, state legislators, local officials, employers, and health care leaders promote heart–healthy and stroke–free communities.

A Communication Guide for Policy and Environmental Change
June 2004

CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Evaluation Framework
June 2004

Law as a Tool for Preventing Chronic Diseases: Expanding the Range of Effective Public Health Strategies, Part 2
Preventing Chronic Disease e–journal, April 2004

Law as a Tool for Preventing Chronic Diseases: Expanding the Range of Effective Public Health Strategies, Part 1
Preventing Chronic Disease e–journal, January 2004

 
*Links to non–Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
 

Page last reviewed: November 15, 2007
Page last modified: November 15, 2007

Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion