Resource Links
The following organizations provide public and professional education, programs, and resources for cardiovascular disease and stroke. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list but provides a sampling of what is already available from credible sources. Before selecting and using any program, seek information regarding the efficacy or adaptability of the program for your intended population.
State Links and Worksite Wellness Challenges
- Work Well Texas!
- Texas Diabetes Program
- Obesity Prevention Program
- Texas Education Agency Approved Coordinated School Health Programs
- TEXERCISE – statewide fitness campaign developed by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
- Lighten Up Texas – worksite weight loss team competition
- Walk Across Texas!
American Heart Association Links and Resources
- American Heart Association
- American Stroke Association
- Health Tips to Control Cholesterol
- Heartsaver® CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult CPR and AED use, as well as how to relieve choking on an adult
- CPR Anytime – general public training program
National Resources and Programs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Guide to Community Preventive Services – guide to evidence-based practices
- Heart Healthy and Stroke Free – creating social environment changes
- Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action
- Million Hearts® National initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017
- Brain Attack Coalition Guidelines and resources for stroke initiatives
- Healthy People 2020
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Wellness Councils of America
- Project ImPACT National initiative that aims to improve care for patients with diabetes through community-based interdisciplinary teams that include pharmacists
- Older Adult’s Health and Age Related Changes: Reality Versus Myth
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Healthy Aging Podcasts
- Do You Know Your Cholesterol Levels? (English and Spanish) (PDF)