Heart Disease and Stroke
Publications and Materials
Below are selected publications and materials related to heart disease and stroke. Please note the year of publication may be later than the year(s) the data represent.
2009 Publications and Materials
Heart Disease
and Stroke in Women Podcast (5/15/09)
This women's health podcast focuses on the impact of heart disease and stroke
in women and includes steps to prevent these conditions.
Arthritis
as a Potential Barrier to Physical Activity among Adults With Heart
Disease- United States, 2005 and 2007 (2/27/09)
The results indicated that, for the 2 years combined, arthritis affected
57.4% of adults with heart disease (HD), compared with 27.4% of adults
in the general population. Among adults with HD, the likelihood of physical
inactivity was 30% greater compared with that of persons with HD but
without arthritis, when adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education
level, and body mass index.
2008 Publications and Materials
The WISEWOMAN
Program: Reflection and Forecast (5/11/08)
The WISEWOMAN program targets low-income under- and uninsured women aged 40-64
years for screening and interventions aimed at reducing the risk of heart disease,
stroke, and other chronic diseases. The program enters its third phase on June
30, 2008. Phase III will address challenges through a number of new initiatives.
Atlas
of Stroke Hospitalizations among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2008 (4/30/08)
To provide additional support to states to monitor and improve the quality
of care for stroke, this publication presents national Medicare data
at the county level for the aggregated time period of 1995–2002. Within
the study population for this atlas, there were an average 27,759,446
Medicare beneficiaries per year during 1995–2002. Just under 60% of the
beneficiaries were women.
Easy Read Listen to
Your Heart Podcast (3/26/08)
Each year, approximately half a million Americans die from a heart attack,
and this broadcast discusses common symptoms of an impending heart attack.
Hypertension
Awareness, Treatment, and Control: Continued Disparities in Adults-
United States, 2005-2006 
(2/14/08)
In 2005–2006, 29% of all U.S. adults 18 years and older were hypertensive
(systolic BP at or over 140 mmHg, diastolic BP at or over 90 mmHg, or
taking medications for hypertension). The prevalence of hypertension
was nearly equal between men and women.
Wear It Well: Women and Heart Disease Prevention (2/1/08)
Wear red in February for American Heart Month to help raise awareness
about heart disease, and take steps to lower your risk.
2007 Publications and Materials
Prevalence
of Heart Disease- United States, 2005 (3/5/07)
PDF
To estimate the prevalence of myocardial infarction (MI) and angina/coronary
heart disease (CHD) in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, CDC analyzed self-reported data from the 2005
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. This report summarizes the results
of that analysis and provides the first state-based prevalence estimates of these
heart diseases. The results indicated that substantial geographic, racial/ethnic,
educational, and sex disparities existed in the prevalence of MI and angina/CHD.
Men had a significantly higher prevalence of MI history than women, angina/CHD,
and one or more of these conditions.
National
Wear Red Day, Friday, February 2, 2007
Wear red to promote awareness of heart disease being the number one killer
of women. Steps to a healthy heart include preventing or controlling
risk factors like smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol,
overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, and diabetes. For more information,
visit the National
Institutes of Health and American
Heart Association.
Related Links
Heart Disease and Stroke: Women’s Health
Topics A-Z
View women’s health resources related to heart disease.
Atlases of Heart
Disease and Stroke
These maps highlight both substantial racial and ethnic disparities in
heart disease and the marked geographic disparities in the burden of
heart disease that exist within each race and ethnicity group.
Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention
Learn more about heart disease and stroke prevention.
Eliminate Disparities
in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Overall, minority and low-income populations have a disproportionate
burden of death and disability from CVD. Learn more.
Fact Sheets: Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention
View a list links to fact sheets on a variety of topics related to cardiovascular
health, including high blood pressure, signs and symptoms of heart attack
and stroke, cholesterol, and more.
Fast Stats A-Z: Heart Disease
Statistics
View data and statistics on heart disease.
Fast Stats A-Z: Stroke/Cerebrovascular
Disease Statistics
View data and statistics on stroke/cerebrovascular disease.
Heart Disease
and Stroke
Heart disease and stroke are, respectively, the first and third leading
causes of death in the United States. They are the principal causes of
death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and are major causes of disability
among all racial and ethnic groups. Learn more.
Heart Disease and
Stroke Maps
This site offers interactive maps that present heart disease and stroke
mortality rates, county-by-county, for the state, racial/ethnic group,
and gender of your choice.
Easy Read Signs and Symptoms
of a Heart Attack
Learn the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
Easy Read Signs and Symptoms
of a Stroke
Learn the signs and symptoms of a stroke.
WISEWOMAN - Well-Integrated Screening
and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
This mission of this program is to provide low-income, under- or uninsured
40- to 64-year-old women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities
to improve diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors to
prevent, delay and control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
Work-Related Cardiovascular
Diseases: Programs in Brief
Learn more about work-related cardiovascular diseases, CDC/ATSDR’s activities
and achievements, and steps for moving forward.
National Wear Red
Day (Non-CDC site)
Learn more about awareness for women and heart disease.
National Woman’s Heart Day
Do you know that women's heart disease is the number one killer of women
in the United States? One out of every three women will die of heart
disease. That's the bad news…but, the good news is that women's heart
disease is often preventable. Learn more.
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Page last modified: July 29, 2010
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