New Tools and Patient Resources on Hypertension

“The AHA has created these new tools to assist in the treatment and education of patients:

• Controlling Hypertension in Adults
• Understanding and Managing High Blood Pressure

These tools and a link to order free copies of the patient resource are available here.” [Source: COPrevent]

Webinar on New JNC8 High Blood Pressure Treatment Guidelines Available

“The JNC 8 committee was appointed in 2008 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and was charged with reviewing and synthesizing the most recent available scientific evidence, updating existing clinical recommendations and providing guidance for clinicians on the best approaches to manage and control high blood pressure. This guideline has been long-awaited and much anticipated with the last revision, the JNC 7 report, having been published in 2003. Join Colorado Foundation for Medical Care and speaker Mori Krantz, MD for a review of these new guidelines. View the recorded webinar here – registration is required.  Also view the presentation and handout.” [Source: COPrevent]

Million Hearts Colorado: New Provider App Helps Estimate Health Disease Risks

“The ASCVD Risk Estimator app is published jointly by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to help health care providers and patients estimate 10-year and lifetime risks for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) using the Pooled Cohort Equations and lifetime risk prediction tools. This app is intended as a companion tool to the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk and the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults.

The ASCVD Risk Estimator provides easy access to recommendations specific to calculated risk estimates. Additionally, the app includes readily accessible guideline reference information for both providers and patients related to therapy, monitoring, and lifestyle.”  [Source: COPrevent]

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Guideline Resources for Patients and Providers

“The newest heart disease and stroke prevention guidelines for doctors, released on November 12 by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology urge doctors to help patients avoid heart disease and stroke by prescribing drugs called statins for some, treating obesity as a disease, and providing other resources to help their patients stay healthy.

Should you change your medications? Should you see a doctor for obesity treatment? How do you know if you’re healthy? These are among the questions patients can find answers to on the American Heart Association's website through their Guideline Resource Center.  Check out the What Guidelines Mean to You infographic.

Providers can join Colorado Foundation for Medical Care for a provider-focused webinar on the new guidelines on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 12:30-1:30 (MT). Robert H. Eckel, MD, FAHA, co-chair of the expert work group responsible for the 2013 Lifestyle Management Guidelines will present. Register now for this informative webinar.”  [Source:  COPrevent]

[Webinar] Make the Call, Don't Miss a Beat!

When: May 16 at 12:00 pm Noon ET

"You are invited to a webinar titled Make the Call, Don't Miss a Beat! a webinar seeking to educate and empower women age 50+ and to encourage women to call 9-1-1 immediately when they experience any of the seven symptoms of a heart attack, and to do the same for their mothers, sisters, and friends. The HHS Office on Women's Health's new campaign builds on OWH's successful "Make the Call, Don't Miss a Beat" campaign, that began in 2011. This webinar will be offered in English at Noon and in Spanish at 1:00 pm ET."  Click here to register.

"Haga La Llamada¡ No Pierda Tiempo!
16 de Mayo a la 1:00 pm ET
Usted está invitado/a a participar a un Webinar en español sobre la campaña de concientización sobre ataques al corazón dirigida a mujeres latinas de 50 años en adelante. La campaña, "Haga la Llamada. ¡No Pierda Tiempo!" tiene como objetivo educar y motivar a las mujeres de habla hispana a llamar al 9-1-1 inmediatamente cuando se presente alguno de los siete síntomas de un ataque al corazón y a hacer lo mismo por sus madres, hermanas y amigas. Es una campaña lanzada por La Oficina de la Salud de la Mujer del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos y el webinar es en colaboración con la HHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships."  Click here to register.  [Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]

New heart attack awareness resources available in Spanish

"The HHS Office on Women’s Health (OWH) recently launched its new heart attack awareness campaign targeting Spanish-speaking women age 50 and over. The “Haga La Llamada, ¡No Pierda Tiempo!” campaign builds on OWH’s successful “Make the Call, Don’t Miss a Beat” campaign, that began in 2011. The new Spanish-language campaign aims to educate and empower Spanish-speaking women to call 9-1-1 when they experience any of the seven symptoms of a heart attack and to do the same for their mothers, sisters and friends. View resources here..."  [Source: COPrevent]

Grant Offered for Women's Heart Health

"To address the lack of awareness about women’s heart disease, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have joined together to offer a grant program to encourage community-based organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate activities and programming that educate women about making lifestyle changes to lower their risk for heart disease and promote....The grant program seeks to fund innovative ways of delivering programs that go beyond simply increasing the number of persons educated to demonstrating and supporting sustainable behavioral change. A key goal of the grant program is to provide women of color, low income, and in rural areas key health information and community education programming designed to increase personal awareness of heart disease risk factors and lifestyle behavior change that supports heart health."  Click here to learn more about this opportunity.  [Source: COPrevent]

Grant Opportunity to Encourage Latinas to Recognize Heart Attacks

"Funding is available for activities and events in support of the Spanish language awareness campaign, “Make The Call. Don’t Miss a Beat”. Building upon the national public awareness begun under this campaign in 2011, the outreach focus of the campaign in 2013 is to encourage Spanish speaking Latinas from across the country over age 50 to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and to call 911 promptly. Community-based partnerships and collaborations with Hispanic/Latino organizations and entities are strongly encouraged and funding priority will be given to applicants demonstrating these partnerships. Visit www.womenshealth.gov/heartattack for more information on the campaign..." [Source: COPrevent]