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HEART DISEASE and STROKE

at Initiatives.

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Learn Hands-Only CPR™
Watch this short video from the Partnership's Annual Meeting on June 3, 2011. (Training by David Hiltz, American Heart/Stroke Association. Video by David Weed, © Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc.) Get more information and training on Hands-Only CPR™: handsonlycpr.org.

Looking for data on heart disease and stroke in Massachusetts?
The Data Brief contains information and data on the prevalence of heart disease and stroke in Massachusetts including breakdowns by age and geographic area.
Download the Data Brief:

Data Brief.

American Heart/Stroke Association Policy Priorities for 2011-2012
AHA/ASA's policy priorities on important health issues are available for download: AHA/ASA Policy Priorities.

Be One in a Million Hearts
Help prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. Get information on heart attack and stroke and this national initiative and sign up to show your support: Million Hearts.

Stroke Heroes Act FAST!
View the award-winning video Stroke Heroes Act FAST below. "FAST" teaches the signs and symptoms of stroke while prompting a call to 9-1-1 at any sign of stroke.

Click here for the Stroke Heroes Act FAST video in Spanish.

Click here for the Stroke Heroes Act FAST video in Portuguese.

Click here for the Stroke Heroes Act FAST video in Khmer.

Click here to order free FAST DVDs, brochures, wallet cards, and posters.

Contact Ted Clark at 617-624-5444 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in the educational kits (which include PowerPoints in the three languages), articles on stroke, or CEU-eligible modules for nurses.

SAVE THE DATE!

June 1, 2012

Eighth Annual Meeting

Connecting and Sharing:
Promising Practices for
Heart Disease and Stroke

Hoagland-Pincus Center
Shrewsbury, MA