Cholesterol Communications Kit
The social media messages and graphics below can help your audiences understand what cholesterol is and why managing cholesterol is important for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Help DHDSP spread awareness by sharing these resources on your social media pages.
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Social Media Messages
Find messages about cholesterol management to share with your Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter followers.

September is National Cholesterol Education Month! Help your audiences understand the importance of cholesterol management.
Shareable Graphics
Cholesterol Monster
The “cholesterol monster” illustrations below are intended to highlight the nature of high cholesterol in a playful way that can encourage your audience to learn about cholesterol without feeling intimidated by complex imagery. Download these cholesterol graphics to share on your social media pages.
The animation below shows how plaque can build up on the walls of blood vessels when the body has too much LDL cholesterol. You can download the animation for sharing.
Animation Description
Is “bad” cholesterol building up in your arteries? Find out with a simple blood test. Talk to a health care professional about cholesterol screening.
Take a Moment to Talk About Cholesterol
Join DHDSP by starting important conversations about your heart health. Talk with your loved ones and health care team about how you can prevent and manage high blood cholesterol. Download these graphics to share on your social media pages.
Quiz
- Cholesterol: Fact or Fiction?external icon
Share this quiz to test your audiences’ cholesterol smarts and encourage them to learn more about cholesterol management.
Additional Resources
- Million Hearts® Cholesterol Management pageexternal icon
This page provides updated cholesterol guidelines and links to treatment protocols and decision aids that can assist clinical teams and their patients in making informed health decisions. - How and When to Have Your Cholesterol Checked
This CDC Features article provides an introduction to cholesterol screening. - Cholesterol Patient Education Handouts
These fact sheets and handouts can help patients better understand how high cholesterol affects their health and risk for heart disease and stroke. - Cholesterol Conversation Starters pdf icon[PDF – 516 KB]
Use these conversation starters to talk with your family and health care team about high cholesterol and heart health. - The short animated video below can help people understand how statins prevent heart attacks and strokes by lowering their cholesterol levels.