Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention  Program

To learn more about heart disease and stroke, and the Wisconsin CVH Program, select any of the links on this page.  Information is provided on physical activity and nutrition, as well as national health internet sites.

All external hyperlinks are provided for your information and for the benefit of the general public. The Department of Health and Family Services does not testify to, sponsor, or endorse the accuracy of the information provided on externally linked pages.

Professional / Educational Resources

Recommendations for the Establishment of Primary Stroke Centers (JAMA, June 21, 2000—Vol 283, No. 23)

Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care (Schwamm et al)

Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke (exit DHS)

A listing of "Evidence Based Guidelines" (PDF, 39 KB) for heart disease and stroke.

"Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs: Your Heart, Your Life--A Lay Health Educator's Manual",  from the National Institutes of Health allows you to plan and conduct a one-hour talk on heart attack survival in English or Spanish on a moment's notice. The kit includes talking points, reproducible handouts, overhead masters, and more. For more information please visit NIH's website (exit DHFS) .

Links:

• American Heart/Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) (exit DHS)

  • Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke

• CDC --Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (exit DHS)

• Nutrition Links

• Physical Activity Links

• DHFS programs supporting CVH Program Goals

Nutrition

Government Sites

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Information Center
• Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services WIC Nutrition Education
• 5 A Day for Better Health
• United States Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• National Cancer Institute, Produce For Better Health Foundation
• CDC: BAM! Body and Mind
• National Library of Medicine (Medline)
• Consumer Information Center
• Healthfinder
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Health Resources and Service Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
• Nutrition Information Resources for Federal Government Agencies

Associations

• American Dietetic Association
• Wisconsin Dietetic Association
• American Diabetes Association

Other

• Dole Foods Company 5-A-Day

• Kidnetic.com
• National Center Against Health Fraud
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• American Botanical Council
• Cooking Light
• Vegetarian Resource Group
• Wheat Foods Council
• Healthweb
• Institute of Food Science and Technology

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Physical Activity

• Physical Activity Fundamental to Preventing Disease
• Physical Fitness: Be Active Each Day
• Guide to Physical Activity
• Women's Health: Physical Activity
• American Cancer Society: Staying Active
• Wisconsin Bicycle Federation
• Inside the Pyramid: What is Physical Activity
• World Health Organization: Why Move for Health
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
• Go for Green: The Active Living & Environment Program
• HHS Promotes Health Through Physical Activity
• National Center for Bicycling & Walking
• SPARK: Sports, Play & Active Recreation for Kids

Other DHFS Programs

The Division of Public Health's Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Arthritis Program, Well Women Program, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Physical Activity and Nutrition Program and Tobacco Control Program are partners with a direct relationship to the CVH program, sharing many of the same prevention efforts.

Diabetes and heart disease share most of the same risk factors, and most diabetics develop heart disease.

The use of tobacco, primarily from smoking, is directly linked to vascular disease and hypertension, both forms of cardiovascular disease.

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