Resources
To help you TAKE ONE STEP to better heart health, several types of resources are provided here in conjunction with the broadcast of The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. on Eight/KAET-TV. Included are:
Local and national online resources | Print resources | Recipes
Online resources
Active Living Network:
The transdiciplinary field of active living is growing, as is the evidence concerning the influence of built environments on public health. Learn more about active living and how to promote healthy design and development in your community. www.activeliving.org
American Heart Association of Arizona:
Check out their web site for exercise tips and programs as well as nutritional information: www.justmove.org for health and fitness, and www.deliciousdecisions.org for heart-healthy recipes.
Arizona Heart Institute:
AHI is a multi-specialty outpatient facility dedicated to the prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. www.azheart.com.
Area Agency on Aging, Region One:
Area Agency on Aging hosts health promotion programs at all Senior Centers throughout Maricopa County. www.aaaphx.org, click on Resource Directory.
Arizona State University Employee Wellness Department:
http://www.asu.edu/hr/employee_wellness/index.html
The ASU Employee Wellness Program helps employees establish and maintain healthy lifestyles by providing on-site screenings, health education classes, and an annual flu shot program.
Arizona Department of Health Services: Division of Public Health Services: Physical Activity Program:
This site provides information on promoting physical activity in children, adolescents and adults and adults through the state-wide interventions, coalition activity, community events and community programs. http://www.adhs.gov/phs
National Weight Control Registry:
Based at Brown University, this organization investigates long-term weight loss maintenance. Read inspirational stories of weight loss on their site: www.nwcr.ws
My Pyramid www.mypyramid.gov
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports www.fitness.org
Online Resources This annotated list of recommended Web sites includes sites from major heart-health organizations, from our Take One Step campaign partners, and some from PBS for both adults and kids.
Print resources
Print resources that you can download to help you master the facts about cardiovascular disease and spread the word in your community.
Heart Disease Event Guide —from panel discussions to cooking demonstrations to family-friendly exercise sessions, this is a practical guide to creating a heart-healthy event or series of events in your community. (pdf: 1.5M)
Heart Disease: 10 Things You Never Knew —surprising facts about heart disease (pdf: 136k)
Heart Disease: Are You at Risk? —an explanation of the risk factors we all face (pdf: 140k)
Heart Disease: Know the Signs —a guide to the signs and symptoms of heart disease and heart attack (pdf: 148k)
Heart Disease: Take One Step to a Healthy Heart —advice on what you can do to prevent and treat heart disease (pdf: 148k)
Heart Disease: 10 Easy Steps to a Healthy Heart from Reader's Digest Magazine —do even just the first seven tips, and you'll reduce your chance of having a heart attack compared to a typical person your age by as much as 90 percent! (pdf: 145k)
Recipes
Heart-Healthy Recipes —a handy compendium of delicious recipes from the PBS show Real Simple and the Real Simple magazine, from famed chef Ming Tsai, and from some favorite PBS kids' shows. These recipes can be dowloaded as print documents (pdf: 1M).
Eight's Take One Step project, part of the PBS health program, is continuing to build the Partners and Resources page. If you know of resources that could be added, please email Jeannine Berg at jeannine.berg@asu.edu.
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