Cardiac Care News Posts
Register For the 2022 – 2023 Million Hearts Learning Lab
The Million Hearts® Learning Lab is hosting a bi-monthly learning series focused on cardiovascular disease prevention and management. The series is open to clinicians, quality improvement and other interested staff across the country, but with a focus on community...
American Heart Association Grant: Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement in the Rural Midwest
The American Heart Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer healthier lives. For millions of Americans, hypertension is a significant barrier in achieving that reality for themselves and the burden of high blood pressure is not carried...
American Heart Month | Resources for Health Care Professionals
February is American Heart Month. As a health care professional or clinician, you are very aware of the dangers of hypertension. It can increase an individual's risk for heart disease and stroke and negatively affect other health outcomes. This toolkit, developed by...
February is American Heart Month – Cardiovascular Health For ALL
Every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease¹. The number one cause of deaths for most groups, heart disease affects all ages, genders and ethnicities. Risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and excessive alcohol...
Million Hearts® Learning Lab: Intensifying Treatment to Achieve Blood Pressure Control
Million Hearts® Learning Lab: Intensifying Treatment to Achieve Blood Pressure Control Live Question & Answer (Q&A): November 17, 2021 | 2:00 - 2:45 pm CT Objectives: 1. Describe how to apply key recommendations from the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the...
Life Pressures Impact Blood Pressure and Increase Stroke Risk
Routine check-ups and monitoring of blood pressure can prevent cardiovascular health concerns that may result in a life-threatening stroke or cardiac event. While blood pressure can go up and down throughout the day, individuals who consistently have a blood pressure...
Community Health Workers Impact Quality Improvement
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are critical for improving quality improvement initiatives because they provide insight into patient needs and the patient experience. As trusted members of the communities they work in, CHWs see firsthand the gaps that exist in health...
Celebrate American Heart Month: Join the #OurHearts Movement
Heart disease is a leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Most middle-aged and young adults have one or more risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or being a smoker or overweight. Having...
Celebrating Innovative Care Approaches for American Heart Month
Chronic disease prevention and self-management are keys to reducing the prevalence and impact of heart disease. The National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute (NHBLI) celebrates American Heart Month in February to motivate Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles to...
Share in #HealthySDHolidays
Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, require ongoing management in order for individuals with these conditions to stay at their healthiest. That doesn’t stop because of a pandemic, family emergency, or otherwise. For some, the added stress of the...