About the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

At a glance

CDC's Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke is an online mapping tool that allows users to easily create and customize local-level maps using high-quality data on heart disease and stroke, risk factors, social determinants of health, demographics, and proximity to care.

Atlas of heart disease and stroke screenshot

Get started

Launch the Atlas‎

Visit the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke to create your own local-level maps.

Written instructions

Step-by-step instructions for creating maps using the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.

Videos

Video instructions for creating maps using the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.

Applied Atlas videos demonstrating how the Atlas can be used to inform heart disease and stroke prevention programs and policies.

Sample maps

State view

A map of the entire United States showing cardiovascular disease death rates at the state level. https://tinyurl.com/23lacanl

County view

A map of a single state showing stroke death rates at the county level. https://tinyurl.com/2877ww3b

Census tract view

A map of a single state showing poverty level by census tracts. https://tinyurl.com/29pcmqoe

Health service overlay view

A map showing the locations of Federally Qualified Health Centers and high blood pressure prevalence. https://tinyurl.com/259vtgjn

Recommended citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas. Accessed on [insert date].