Links & Resources
This page links to several web sites that have additional information about heart disease, stroke, and related risk factors.
Local and State
- Minnesota Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Steering Committee
- Heart of Many Nations Curriculum
- Minnesota Stroke Partnership
- Minnesota Stroke Registry
- Minnesota Acute Stroke System
- Minnesota Stroke Association
- Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium
- Healthy Minnesotans: Strategies for Public Health
- Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP)
- Trailhead: Local Public Health
National
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- American Heart Association
- National Stroke Association
- Great Lakes Regional Stroke Network
- Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition
- Vascular Disease Foundation
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Healthy People 2020: Heart Disease and Stroke
Special Topics
Note some of these links are Non-MDH links
Quality Improvement Initiatives: Local
- Minnesota Stroke Registry
- Minnesota Health Care Quality Measures
- Minnesota Community Measurement
- Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers
- Neighborhood Health Care Network
- Stratis Health
Quality Improvement Initiatives: National
- CDC Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry
- Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Improving Chronic Illness Care
- Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
- Washington State Patient-Centered Medical Home Collaborative
Acute Cardiovascular Care
Clinical Guidelines and Scientific Statements
- CDC: Heart Disease Guidelines and Recommendations
- American Heart Association Statements & Guidelines
- American Academy of Neurology Practice Guidelines & Tools
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Guidelines
Major Cardiovascular Studies
- Framingham Heart Study
- Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
- Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
- Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)
- Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
- Jackson Heart Study
- Strong Heart Study
- Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
- The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack (ALLHAT) Trial
Minority and Multicultural Health
- Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (Minnesota Department of Health)
- DiversityRx
- Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Initiative
- Health Exchange
- Health Information Translations
- Healthy Roads Media
- WellShare International
- Culture Care Connection
- U.S. Department of Health & Health Services, Office of Minority Health
- Multicultural Health Evaluation Publications from The California Endowment
General Minority Health Resources
Three handouts, Know the Numbers of Your Body, Warning Signs of a Heart Attack and Stroke, and Caregiver Tips for Working with a Stroke Survivor, are available in multiple languages along with our order form.
Know the Numbers of Your Body
English (pdf 90kb)
Arabic (pdf 140kb)
Bosnian (pdf 93kb)
Chinese (pdf 94kb)
Hindi (pdf 55kb)
Korean(pdf 79kb)
Russian (pdf 78kb)
Urdu (pdf 257kb)Warning Signs: Heart Attack and Stroke
English (pdf 36kb)
Arabic (pdf 134kb)
Bosnian (pdf 89kb)
Chinese (pdf 90kb)Hindi (pdf 44kb)
Korean (pdf 70kb)
Russian (pdf 104kb)
Urdu (pdf 186kb)Caregiver Tips for Working with a Stroke Survivor
English (pdf 391kb)
Russian (pdf 545kb)
Somali (pdf 34.5kb)
Hmong (pdf 126kb)
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