January Health e-Tools

Each month Quality Insights puts together a packet of tools to help you communicate important information to professionals and consumers. This packet features resources for Heart Health. Look for health messages, tweets, newsletter ideas, Web buttons and more.

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Heart Health -
Show your heart some love

Events

Friday, February 3, 2012 - Wear Red Day
Join thousands in the fight against heart disease and GoRedforWomen.

Resources for Adults and Health care Professionals:

• Blood Pressure Wallet Card (PDF) 
• CDC Women's Risk Fact Sheet (PDF) - Learn the facts about your risk.
• CDC Men's Risk Fact Sheet (PDF) - Learn the facts about your risk.
• Not quite sure how to understand blood pressure readings? Check out this guide.
• Heart Health Tools
• Better You Program - Take the steps to a happier and healthier you.

Sample Tweets

• Did you know? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States: http://tinyurl.com/83jz2zw 
• Cheat sheet: Questions to ask your doctor if you have high blood pressure: http://tinyurl.com/chpgyej
• Manage your cholestorol - Easier said than done? Watch this presentation from @medlineplus4you for help: http://tinyurl.com/7w5j4m7 
• Did you know? The signs of a heart attack differ between men and women? Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/6ncmj8a   

E-card  

• Spread the love. Send an e-card to loved ones asking them to "Love their heart as much as you do".