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This wallet card describes heart attack warning signs and how to take action if you are experiencing symptoms. 

Learn about what blood pressure is, why it’s important to control it, and steps you can take to manage it. 

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for all Americans. Physical inactivity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and being overweight are major risk factors for heart disease. This tip sheet offers simple ideas on how to incorporate physical activity into your daily routine and how a healthy diet can help lower or control heart disease risk factors. 

This fact sheet provides questions women may want to ask their healthcare provider about blood pressure. Topics include healthy and high blood pressure, home monitoring, and blood pressure medicine. 

This fact sheet provides information on high blood pressure for women, including risk factors, tips to controlling and checking blood pressure, and pregnancy-related information. 

Learn about what high blood pressure is, how can it affect your health, and steps you can take to prevent or control your high blood pressure. 

Bring this work sheet with you whenever you have your blood pressure taken and use it to write down your numbers so you can track them and show your health care provider.

A compact information card (wallet card) from The Heart Truth® for people to track their blood pressure readings, learn ways to control high blood pressure, and find questions to ask their health care provider. 

Diabetes is a serious disease. It happens when your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it well. In this 3-page fact sheet, you will learn what is happening in your body when you have diabetes, its symptoms, and how to know if you have it.

If you have diabetes, three key steps- the ABCs- can help you better manage it and lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. In this fact sheet, you will learn about the ABCs and keep track of your progress for each one.

Having diabetes means you are more likely to develop heart disease. This fact sheet provides suggestions to manage your diabetes to help lower your chances of having heart disease or stroke.

Choosing and preparing foods that are lower in salt and sodium might help prevent or lower high blood pressure. In this fact sheet, you will learn which foods are lower sodium, foods that are high in sodium, and how to check food labels for sodium amount.

You don’t have to give up eating out to eat right. In this fact sheet, you will learn how to pick heart-healthy choices when eating out.

Food labels can help you make healthier choices. Here’s information on how to read labels on food packaging to help you make quick, informed decisions about what foods to choose. 

Smoking increases your chances of developing heart disease or having a stroke. In this fact sheet, you will learn different tips on how you can quit smoking.

This fact sheet describes heart attack warning signs and how to take action if you are experiencing symptoms. 

Heart disease is largely preventable, yet many people will likely develop coronary heart disease, the most common form of it. The disease affects millions, but some groups are affected more than others. This fact sheet highlights the key risk factors of heart disease for African American communities and tips on how they can improve their heart health.

This fact sheet provides definitions for common heart-related terms, numbers you should know, and questions to ask your healthcare provider to help keep your heart healthy.

This fact sheet describes what blood pressure is and includes tips for measuring your blood pressure at home.

Unhealthy cholesterol levels can harm your heart health. This 6-page brochure will help you learn why cholesterol levels matter, what healthy cholesterol levels are, and what to do if you have high cholesterol.

Moving more is one of the easiest ways you can lower your risk of getting heart disease. Not sure where to begin? This fact sheet can give you ideas on how to move more and stay motivated while you make physical activity part of your healthy routine.

Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and coronary heart disease may sound similar but they are not one in the same. This fact sheet will help you understand how these conditions differ. 

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for African American women in the United States. This four-page fact sheet provides information for African American women about heart disease, risks, disparities in heart disease, and what you can do to stay heart-healthy. 

Nearly 10 million people age 40 and older in the United States have PAD. This 8 page fact sheet provides easy to read information on Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), as it relates to African Americans. Learn what PAD is, the steps you can take to reduce your risk of PAD, PAD symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. This fact sheet also provides you with questions to ask your healthcare provider to help assess your risk for PAD. 

Asthma is a serious lung disease that can be controlled with proper treatment. This infographic illustrates basic facts about asthma, how many people have it, and the cost to society. It encourages people with asthma to work with their health care provider to develop an asthma action plan.

This booklet created specifically for African Americans explains what heart disease is and provides helpful tips to improve heart health. Topics include Heart Disease Risk Factors, Heart Attack Signs, Physical Activity, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Healthy Weight, Diabetes, and Tobacco Use.

Prepare your favorite African American dishes in ways that protect you and your family from heart disease and stroke. This recipe book provides recipes for 26 tested and tasty favorite African American dishes and gives nutrient analyses that include carbohydrates and protein. It also covers heart-healthy food substitutions and food safety.