Educational Materials for Patients

Fact Sheets

Other Resources

The following websites include government health links and resources about stroke:

• CDC’s Stroke website
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Stroke Information Page
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time.
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): Stroke
• Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse: Stroke—Act FAST

High Blood Pressure

Fact Sheets

• Pulmonary Hypertension

Other Resources

The following websites include government health links and resources about high blood pressure:

• CDC’s High Blood Pressure website
• American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): High Blood Pressure

Cholesterol

Fact Sheets

• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
• The Scoop on Statins

Other Resources

The following websites include government health links and resources to learn about cholesterol:

• CDC’s Cholesterol website
• The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): High Blood Cholesterol
• Medline Plus: High Blood Cholesterol
• American Heart Association: Cholesterol

Salt

Fact Sheets

• Sodium
• Sodium and Food Sources

Other Resources

The following Web sites include government health links and resources to learn about salt:

• CDC’s Salt website
• American Heart Association: Shaking the Salt Habit to Lower High Blood Pressure
• Center for Science in the Public Interest: Salt
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): DASH Eating Plan
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Lowering Salt in Your Diet [PDF – 560 KB]