May 2008

High Blood Pressure

• Be In Charge of Your Blood Pressure
• Do You Have a Plan for Prevention and Control of High Blood Pressure?
• Frequently Asked Questions - Blood Pressure
• Getting Ready for Your Appointment
• What is Blood Pressure?

Stroke

• Stroke

For Clinicians

• Tips for Taking Blood Pressure
  
  

Federal Government Resources
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Blood Pressure

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

One Week with the DASH Eating Plan      
7 days of sample meal plans using the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) guidelines.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  High Blood Pressure         
  Find out more about blood pressure and keeping your blood pressure healthy.
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • Cut down on salt and sodium  - Bilingual in English and Spanish  
    An 8-page pamphlet with tips on how to cut down on the amount of salt you use in cooking and eating.
  • High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible   
    This 2-page pamphlet highlights how physical activity helps you manage your blood pressure.
    In Spanish   
  • Lowering your Blood Pressure with DASH
    This is a 64-page booklet with information about high blood pressure and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan.
  • Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible
    What every African American should know.  A 2-page pamphlet for African Americans with information about high blood pressure.
  • Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible
    What every mid-life and older American should know.  A 2-page pamphlet for middle-aged and older adults with information about high blood pressure.
  • Protect your heart - Prevent High Blood Pressure   
    An 8-page pamphlet for African Americans with information about high blood pressure.
  • What is High Blood Pressure
    Information about blood pressure.
  • Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure   
    Includes information about blood pressure; prevention, treatment and issues for women.
  • Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH  
    This updated booklet contains a week's worth of sample menus and recipes.  The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" DASH eating plan features plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium.
• National Institutes of Health - Senior Health
  High Blood Pressure  
  Targeting seniors, this site includes prevention high blood pressure, frequently asked questions and more.
• National Institute on Aging
  Age Page: Blood Pressure    
  This 6-page brochure has information for older adults on high blood pressure.
  In Spanish 
• Senior Health
  On this site, you find information on high blood pressure including, risk factors, prevention, treatments and frequently asked questions for older adults.
• National Library of Medicine
  Medline Plus - Blood Pressure   
  This site contains general information about blood pressure and how blood pressure is measured.

Stroke

US Department of Health and Human Services

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
  Stroke
  Information about stroke, including signs and symptoms, risk factors and prevention.
• National Institute on Aging
  Age Page: Stroke 
  A 4-page brochure for older adults with information about stroke.
  In Spanish  
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke   
  Find information about stroke in English and Spanish.
• Senior Health
  On this site, you find information on stroke including, risk factors, prevention, treatments and frequently asked questions for older adults.

Non Federal Government Resources
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• American Stroke Association
  Information about stroke and life after having a stroke.