Tools & Resources

American Heart Association - Cholesterol Resources

The American Heart Association website provides resources on cholesterol for professionals including guidelines, tools, mobile apps, studies, and continuing medical education/continuing education. Learn more and access the resources on the American Heart Association website.

American Heart Association - High Blood Pressure Resources

The American Heart Association website provides tools and resources for professionals to assist in educating patients on how to manage their blood pressure. Visit the American Heart Association for more information about high blood pressure.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The CDC provides resources and tools for public health professionals and the public to understand chronic disease prevalence, costs, risks, as well as evidence-based prevention and management strategies. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Disease page for additional information and resources.

Check it. Change it. Control it. Your Heart Depends on It Toolkit 

The Check it. Change it. Control it. Your Heart Depends on It toolkit was designed to address high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol with African American families. The toolkit provides resources for both physicians and patients that focus on why it is important to track blood pressure and cholesterol and provides tips for improving lifestyle behaviors. Apps for both iPhones and Android phones to track, monitor, and control blood pressure are also available. Learn more on the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians website.  

Health, United States Spotlight – Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease Spotlight explores racial and ethnic disparities in three heart disease topic areas: deaths, reported prevalence, and risk factors. Even though four clinical risk factors—hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and high total cholesterol—are explored here, behavioral risk factors, such as smoking and physical inactivity, also differ by race and ethnicity. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to view the Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease Spotlight.

Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

CDC’s Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke is an online mapping tool that allows users to create and customize county-level maps of heart disease and stroke by race and ethnicity, gender, age group, and more. Visit the Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

Know Diabetes by Heart Resources

Know Diabetes by Heart is a joint partnership between the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association. It aims to help people living with type 2 diabetes lower their risk for cardiovascular disease by connecting them, and the health professionals who care for them, with education and resources. Visit the Know Diabetes by Heart website to learn more and access these resources.

Live to the Beat Campaign

The Live to the Beat Campaign empowers people to take small steps to address key risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Visit the Ohio Department of Health Live to the Beat webpage for additional information.  

Million Hearts

The Million Hearts initiative is a coordinated and multifaceted approach to prevent heart attacks. The initiative offers many resources for clinicians and public health including tools, protocols, and guides. Visit the Million Hearts website for additional information.

• Million Hearts Medication Adherence Resources.
• Million Hearts Cholesterol Management Treatment Protocols.
• Million Hearts Hypertension Treatment Protocols.
• Million Hearts Self-Measured Blood Pressure Tools for Clinicians and Public Health.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has resources to bring greater attention to heart disease, its risk factors, and what individuals can do to engage in a heart healthy lifestyle. More information can be found on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Heart Healthy Living and The Heart Truth web pages.

The National Hypertension Control Initiative

The American Heart Association launched the National Hypertension Control Initiative, an evidence-based community program with the goal to reduce high blood pressure in under-resourced neighborhoods. The initiative offers trainings and resources for community-based organizations and community health centers. Find more information on the National Hypertension Control Initiative website.

Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative

The Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (CARDI-OH) is a statewide collaborative of healthcare professionals who share best practices to improve cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes and eliminate disparities. Visit the Cardi-OH website to learn more.  

Ohio Department of Health - Healthy Eating, Active Living Resources

Information and resources to promote healthy eating and active living across the lifespan. Visit the Ohio Department of Health Healthy Eating, Active Living website for more information. 

Ohio Department of Health - Hypertension Resources

The Ohio Department of Health Hypertension webpage continues resources and tools to help healthcare providers establish self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring plans with their patients. The page also contains resources for patients. Learn more on the Ohio Department of Health Hypertension webpage.

YMCA - Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Community Programs 

The YMCA Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program helps adults with hypertension lower and manage their blood pressure through home self-monitoring of blood pressure and nutrition education. Learn more on the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) website.