Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program

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.

Videos

• Stroke Heroes Act FAST (.wmv)  file size 29MB
• Spanish version: Stroke Heroes Act FAST (.wmv)  file size 30MB
• Portuguese version: Stroke Heroes Act FAST (.wmv)  file size 32MB
• Khmer version: Stroke Heroes Act FAST (.wmv)  file size 119MB
• Compare Labels. Choose Less Sodium PSA  file size 2MB  (15 seconds)
• Compare Labels. Choose Less Sodium PSA - Spanish  file size 2MB  (15 seconds)
• Compare Labels. Choose Less Sodium PSA - Portuguese  file size 2MB (15 seconds)
• Get Your Blood Pressure Checked - English
• Get Your Blood Pressure Checked - Spanish
• Get Your Blood Pressure Checked - Portuguese
• Take Your Blood Pressure Meds - English
• Take Your Blood Pressure Meds - Spanish
• Take Your Blood Pressure Meds - Portuguese

Programs and Initiatives

• Data/Evaluation
• Partnership for a Heart-Healthy, Stroke-Free Massachusetts
• Pre-Hospital, 9-1-1 and EMS Support
• Stroke Hospital Quality Improvement (Coverdell/SCORE)
• Stroke Signs and Symptoms/Stroke Heroes Act FAST

Health Topics

• Basic Facts about Heart Disease
• Basic Facts about High Blood Pressure
• Basic Facts about Stroke
• Sodium/Salt

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).

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute also provides helpful information on the signs of heart attack:

• Heart Attack Symptoms Wallet Card
• Don't Take a Chance with a Heart Attack: Know the Facts and Act Fast (4-page fact sheet)
• Learn What a Heart Attack Feels Like — It Could Save Your Life (2-page fact sheet)

Contact Information

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program
Bureau of Community Health Access and Promotion
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
phone: 617-624-5070
fax: 617-624-5075
email: heart.stroke@state.ma.us

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