What to know
With the support of health professionals like you, the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) is better able to help the public learn about the importance of healthy eating and cutting down on sodium.
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Spread the word
Social media messages
Share the following social media messages with your followers.
Facebook/LinkedIn
- Small food swaps can make your meals and snacks healthier. Look for opportunities throughout the day to add more fruits and vegetables to your plate. http://bit.ly/2iPRnGM
- Skip the salt; keep the flavor. Replace salt with flavorful spices and herbs like thyme, rosemary, and pepper. Find a new seasoning to try on this list, and then get cooking! http://bit.ly/38yHfes
- Healthy eating doesn't have to be overwhelming. The DASH eating plan can help you create a flexible and balanced heart-healthy eating style with common foods available at the grocery store. Get started today! http://bit.ly/2x3JoP5
- Healthy eating doesn't have to be overwhelming. The DASH eating plan can help you create a flexible and balanced heart-healthy eating style with common foods available at the grocery store. Get started today! http://bit.ly/2x3JoP5
- The salt shaker isn't always to blame! Most of the sodium in our diets actually comes from packaged and restaurant foods. Get tips to reduce sodium at home and on the go. http://bit.ly/2JjgXSx
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- Did you know that the majority of #sodium in our diets actually comes from packaged and restaurant foods? Get tips from @CDCHeart_Stroke to reduce sodium at home and on the go. http://bit.ly/2JjgXSx
- Small food swaps can make your meals and snacks healthier. Look for ways throughout the day to add more #fruits and #vegetables to your plate. http://bit.ly/2iPRnGM
- The DASH eating plan can help you create a flexible and balanced #HeartHealthy eating style with common foods available at the grocery store. Get started today. @nih_nhlbi http://bit.ly/2x3JoP5
- From appetizers to mains, find your #recipe inspiration for nutritious AND delicious cooking at @MillionHeartsUS. http://bit.ly/2gvt84J
Raise awareness
Observances
Date
Hashtag
American Heart Month
February 2024
#HeartMonth
National Nutrition Month®
March 2024
#NationalNutritionMonth
High Blood Pressure Education Month
May 2024
National Stroke Awareness Month
May 2024
#StrokeMonth
National Cholesterol Education Month
September 2024
#CholesterolEducationMonth
Shareable graphics
Download and share these healthy eating and sodium reduction graphics on your social media pages.
Additional resources
For consumers
- Recipes for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle: Share these affordable, delicious recipes and helpful healthy eating resources.
- DASH Eating Plan: This flexible and balanced eating plan from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute can help your audiences create a heart-healthy eating style for life.
- Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight: Find tips for building a healthy eating plan that helps maintain a healthy weight.
- MyPlate Tools: Encourage your audiences to use these tools from the US Department of Agriculture to help make a healthy eating plan.
For health professionals
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025 and Online Materials: Get tools to help audiences make healthier food and beverage choices in a variety of settings, including home, work, and play.
- Sodium Reduction: Assessment to Action: Use these online tools to help food service providers take action on sodium reduction policies and practices in their own food service setting.
- Health Educator's Nutrition Toolkit: Setting the Table for Healthy Eating: This toolkit from the US Food and Drug Administration is designed to help health care and nutrition professionals teach consumers about the Nutrition Facts label.