Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program

Cardiovascular Fact Sheets: Cardiovascular Disease Fact Sheet (PDF, 118 kb) Cardiovascular Disease Deaths (PDF, 94 kb) Cardiovascular Disease - Hospital Charges (PDF, 94 kb) Cardiovascular Disease in Texas Women (PDF, 129 kb)

Download your 2010 Heart of Texas Wellness Calendar! Publication Number: E81-11381 View the 2010 Heart of Texas Wellness Calendar! (PDF file, 128 kb)

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The Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program provides technical assistance, training and consultation on the development of policy and environmental change strategies to decrease risk factors for heart disease and stroke and increase chances for people in Texas to establish a heart and stroke healthy lifestyle. Targeted sites include worksites, schools, food establishments, communities and health care settings.

NEWS: Building Bridges: Improving Health Through Program Integration presentations are now available.

Recognition Programs

• Heart and Stroke Healthy City Recognition Program: Recognizes cities that maintain policies, ordinances, facilities and capacities that support a heart and stroke health environment. Texas cities are evaluated on a schedule determined by the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. Check Out the 2009 Heart & Stroke Healthy City Recognition Awardees. Metro and small-size cities were assessed this year. Austin, El Paso, Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Dallas, Huntsville, and Victoria were recognized. A new toolkit, Heart and Stroke Healthy City Recognition Program Toolkit – 2010, is now available.
• Texas Cardiovascular Health Promotion Awards: Recognizes community-based programs, schools, worksites, and health care entities that promote innovative and effective programs and policies for prevention and/or awareness of CVD and/or stroke in Texas communities. NEW!! Check Out the 2010 Cardiovascular Health Promotion Awardees.
  

Texas Plan to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

The Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke presents its strategic plan for cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention and treatment. The plan focuses on four key strategies: (1) Surveillance, Data and Outcome Management, (2) Health Education and Outreach, (3) Community Policy and Environmental Changes, and (4) Clinical Prevention and Treatment Services.

Texas Plan to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, 2008 (3.7 mb, PDF)

Publication Number: E81-11195

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Heart Disease and Stroke Resources

• American Heart Association - www.heart.org
• Free high blood pressure risk calculator (in English and Spanish) - www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3027275#
• ABC's of preventing heart disease, stroke, heart attack, and risk factors http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chronic/publications.shtm#cvd

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External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of Health. These sites may also not be accessible to persons with disabilities.

Last Updated August 23, 2010