Answers By Heart — You can download Answers by Heart patient information sheets that address cardiovascular conditions, treatments and tests, and lifestyle/risk reduction. Topics are in a question-and-answer format that’s easy to read. Patients can also log and track personal data. This online product includes more than 50 reproducible sheets that cover a wide range of cardiovascular subjects, from angina to weight management. Patients will receive simple, accurate explanations of the key facts, including (where appropriate) symptoms, warning signs, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. Spanish editions of many of the fact sheets are also available. more

Let's Talk About Stroke — You can download Let’s Talk About Stroke patient information sheets that address stroke prevention and life after stroke. The sheets are in a question-and-answer format that’s brief and easy to read. Topics and charts allow patients to fill in personal information and encourage communication between patients and their healthcare professionals. All topics are also available in Spanish. Physicians are encouraged to provide their patients with information from this kit based on their current situation. more

Worksite

Start! — Start! is the American Heart Association’s groundbreaking national campaign that calls on all Americans and their employers to create a culture of physical activity and health to live longer, heart-healthy lives through walking. Promoting physical activity through workplace walking programs can help employees reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke and lead longer, stronger, healthier lives. more

Community

Search Your Heart —  The American Heart Association’s Search Your Heart program is a community-based educational program/tool to reach high-risk African American audiences. Search Your Heart delivers knowledge and action steps to encourage people to act upon this knowledge and reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke. The Search Your Heart educational program is divided into three sections: Heart Disease and Stroke, Nutrition and Physical Activity. more

Stroke Connection Peer Visitor Sharegivers Program — New stroke survivors and caregivers have emotions, concerns and questions that are best addressed by those who have personal experience. That’s why the American Stroke Association developed the ShareGivers™ Peer Visitor Program. It connects stroke survivors who are at least 18 months post-stroke with recent stroke patients to provide support, information and encouragement. This important information is delivered by trained peer visitors — stroke survivors who can share their own personal perspective. After completing the ShareGivers™ training course, peer visitors are uniquely equipped with the skills to share their experience, encourage progress and lend support to stroke survivors and their families throughout the recovery process. more

Organizing Stroke Screenings — This guide includes instructions to help communities hold stroke screenings, raise public awareness about stroke and educate the general public about the warning signs of a stroke. The guide includes instructions on how to conduct a screening and a sample risk assessment form. more

Go Red For Women — Go Red For Women is American Heart Association's new women's campaign to educate women about heart disease and stroke. This campaign is a critical step toward raising women's awareness that heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for women. more

Choose To Move — The American Heart  Association's first behavior-modification program for women. Written by the Cooper Institute, this program targets women ages 25-54 who are contemplating or preparing to add physical activity to their life. You can participate by calling 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242 8721) or by logging on to www.choosetomove.org.