Publications

Fast Facts: Patient Education Fact Sheets

English/Spanish Community Education Toolkit

Lifestyle Management for High Blood Pressure: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Control Your Diabetes: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Eat Heart-Healthy: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Eat Less Fat: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Help You Quit Smoking: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Increase your Physical Activity: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Lower Your Blood Pressure: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol: English or Spanish

You Can Take Steps to Manage Your Weight: English or Spanish

Living Longer, Living Better: You Can Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke

The Living Longer, Living Better Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention community education kit is a tool to assist you in providing education on preventing heart disease and stroke to Hispanic/Latino community members. This resource, adapted from a well-received cancer prevention tool kit, utilizes a calendar format, with each participant calendar including information on heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and general recommendations for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Each month provides a goal and space for participants to choose a strategy to meet each monthly goal. The line-drawing artwork was designed to involve children in the family by providing a fun “coloring book” style in which children can make their mark.This calendar style is designed to encourage use of kit materials beyond a program session.
A Leader’s Guide version of the calendar is also provided. Each section is used to provide important information, facts and “talking points” designed to teach and promote discussion.
All content in both guides is provided in English and Spanish.The kit also includes additional resources to assist you in providing information to your community. Each tool kit includes the following:

• One Leader’s Guide
• Five Participants’ Guides
• One Know the Sudden Signs of Stroke video (Spanish)
• One Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs video (Spanish)
• Twenty-five each of three Fact Sheets on Heart Disease and Stroke, Smoking, and Diabetes.

To receive the Living Longer, Living Better Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention tool kit, download the order form and fax it to the number provided.  For more information, contact Laura Wimmer at 804-864-7884 or via email at laura.wimmer@vdh.virginia.gov.

To download individual tool kit contents, click on the links below:

Leader’s Guide

Participants’ Guide

Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet: English or Spanish

Diabetes Fact Sheet: English or Spanish

Kick the Smoking Habit Fact Sheet: English or Spanish