How to Use the Atlas

What to know

You can use the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke to create and share maps that display geographic disparities in a wide range of conditions that impact the burden of heart disease and stroke. Below are links to instructions for using the Atlas and videos highlighting how to create and use the maps.

Step-by-step instructions for making maps

Applied Atlas videos

Applied Atlas videos show how the Atlas can be used to address the burden of heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases in your community.

Overview of the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

Applied Atlas: Maps to Inform Hypertension Management in Your Community

Applied Atlas: Using the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke to Address Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) in Your Community

Applied Atlas: Using the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke to Address Stroke Burden and Proximity to Care Centers

Applied Atlas: Using the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke to Explore Rural-Urban Patterns in Your Communities

Recommended citation for maps

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease-stroke-atlas/. Accessed on [insert date].

Recommended citation for downloaded data

Data downloaded from the Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke, a website developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP); About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention