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Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program


Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program (HSPC)

The Massachusetts Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program (HSPC) provides leadership across the state in the areas of:

  • Heart Disease

  • Stroke

  • Related Risk Factors

HSPC provides education and quality improvement; creates partnerships; and promotes evidence-based changes at the policy and environmental levels to reduce disparities, disease, disability and death.

Programs and Initiatives

Health Topics

To learn more about your personal chronic disease risk or for management strategies please contact your healthcare provider. For the most current information on chronic disease please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov.

More information on heart disease and stroke can be found at the National Institutes for Health (www.nhlbi.nih.gov) and the National Stroke Association (www.stroke.org).

Contact Information

Kathy Foell, Director
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program
Bureau of Community Health Access and Promotion
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 617-624-5469
Fax: 617-624-5075
Email: kathy.foell@state.ma.us


This information is provided by the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program within the Department of Public Health.