October 2021

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Hello Again,

Below is the latest edition of "News and Notes" from Kentucky's Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Task Force. If you have announcements or news you would like to include in the next edition, please email them to my contact information below with any specific instructions. As always, please feel free to forward this issue to your networks and colleagues.

Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Sincerely,

David Davis

Communications Coordinator

Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program

Kentucky Department for Public Health

david.davis2@ky.gov

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On Demand opportunities

Stroke (Sept 21) – Stroke Liability: Common Themes in Litigation and How to Mitigate Risk
Stroke (AUG 17) – Dysphagia Screening
Stroke (JUL 20) – Stroke Movement Disorders

CU/CME opportunities

CVD (AUG 1) – 2021 Fall Learning Series. From PCNA. Virtual Continuing Education free events this fall, where you can earn continuing education contact hours and learn the latest in cardiovascular disease prevention and management.
- Nutrition, Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease. October 09, 10:00 am CDT. LEARN MORE
- Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines. October 14, 8:00 am CDT. LEARN MORE
- COVID Throm-basics and Idea to Innovation. October 19, 2021 8:00 am CDT. LEARN MORE
- Pulmonary Management of Acute COVID-19 and Frontline Heroes. October 28, 10:00 am CDT. LEARN MORE

Holidays and National Observances:

October

Health Literacy Month
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Month
Talk About Your Medicines Month
11 – Columbus Day
18 - 22 - National Health Education Week
31 – Halloween

November

American Diabetes Month
National Diabetes Month
2 – Election Day
7 – Day Light Saving Time Ends
11 - Veterans Day (observed)
14 - World Diabetes Day
18 - Great American Smokeout
23 - Public Health Day
25 - Thanksgiving Day

Current News:

Article Series

CardioBreak - Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine from Crystal Phend and Nicole Lou of MedPage Today.

(SEPT 28) – FDA Probes LAAO; Dairy Fat's Heart Benefit; Repatha OK'd for Pediatric HeFH
(SEPT 20) – Portico Hits the Market; TAVR Explantation Risks; Beware Unreliable Registries?
(SEPT 13) – Death From Lack of Cardiac ICU Beds; New CMS Labor Rates; Affordable Housing and BP
(SEPT 7) – Poor Choice of Stroke Patients for EVT; Sluggish Entresto Uptake; CBD for High BP?
(AUG 31) – Lipids in Walnut Trial; Watchman Leak Aftermath; Not Even 1 Drink a Month in Afib?
(AUG 24) – Histology of Vaccine Myocarditis; PFO Closure for Divers; New Evolut Valve OK'd

Weekly Health News Quiz from MedPage Today.

(SEPT 25) – Who Can Get a Pfizer Booster?
(SEPT 18) – What Condition Is Soaring in Newborns?
(SEPT 11) – FDA Missed What Closely Watched Deadline This Week?
(SEPT 4) – In Texas, Abortion Is Now Illegal After How Many Weeks?
(AUG 28) – What Drug Sparked an Increase in Poison Control Center Calls?

Online Articles

AED (SEPT 8) – AED-equipped drones can arrive minutes ahead of EMS for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Healio Cardiology today article by Scott Buzby.
AFib (AUG 31) – Alcohol Ups Risk for Atrial Fibrillation Episode Hours Later. Medscape article by Donavyn Coffey.
AFib (AUG 30) – Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital. MedPage Today article by Nicole Lou.
Aspirin (SEP 10) – Can aspirin help prevent and treat heart attacks? Medical News Today article by Mathieu Rees. Medically reviewed by Alisha D Sellers, Pharm D, BS Pharmacy.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 30) – Monitoring BP at Home More Acceptable to Adults. Cardiology Advisor article.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 30) – Remote BP Monitoring Dips a Toe into Post-Acute Care. MedPage Today article by Nicole Lou.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 29) – BP Care in Black Barbershops Successfully Taken Up in Nashville. MedPage Today article by Nicole Lou.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 29) – More Evidence for Taking Blood Pressure Meds Before Bed. MedPage Today article by Nicole Lou.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 29) – The one graphic you need for accurate blood pressure reading. AMA Hypertension article.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 27) – Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure. Medicine Net article.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 27) – DASH diet and exercise helps uncontrolled high blood pressure, study finds. CNN Health article by Sandee LaMotte.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 24) – AHA Scientific Statement Addresses Weight Loss Strategies for Hypertension Prevention and Treatment. Cardiology Advisor article by Lauren Biscaldi.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 22) – New AHA guidance targets obesity-related hypertension. MDedge Cardiology News article by Marlene Busko.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 20) – Medicaid expansion improves hypertension and diabetes control. Medical News Today article by Robby Berman. Fact checked by Anna Guildford, Ph.D.
Blood Pressure (SEP 16) – Differences in Blood Pressure Levels among Children by Sociodemographic Status. CDC Preventing Chronic Disease Original Research, Volume 18.
Blood Pressure (SEP 15) – Risk of Death for People with Both High Blood Pressure and Fatty Liver May Be Less than Previously Thought. Everyday Health article by Becky Upham.
Blood Pressure (SEP 14) – High levels of stress hormones may raise risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease. Medicine Net article by Jessica Norris. Fact checked by Rita Ponce, Ph.D.
Blood Pressure (SEP 13) – Stress Increases 3 Heart Condition Risks. Medicine Net article.
Blood Pressure (SEP 11) – Black Women with History of Hypertension Have Higher Post-Pregnancy Heart Failure Risk. Everyday Health article by Lisa Rapaport.
Blood Pressure (SEP 11) – What to know about alcohol and blood pressure. Medicine Net article by Christine Richardson. Medically reviewed by Deborah Weatherspoon, Ph.D., R.N., CRNA.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 10) – World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension – A 2021 Update. World Heart Federation, Global Heart article.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 3) – Higher Flavonoid Intake May Lower Systolic Blood Pressure. Cardiology Today article.
Blood Pressure (SEP 2) – 4-in-1 Blood Pressure Pill: What You Need to Know. Medicine Net article by Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 2) – 4-in-1 Blood Pressure Pill: What You Need to Know. Medicine Net article by Dennis Thompson.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 2) – Clinical Challenge: An Underdiagnosed Cause of Resistant Hypertension. Cardiology Advisor article by Corinne Alois, MS, PA-C and Alyssa C. Quinlan, PA-C, MPAS.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 1) – Isometric resistance training can safely lower blood pressure. Medical News Today article by Robby Berman. Fact checked by Mary Cooke, Ph.D.
Blood Pressure (AUG 31) – ‘Quadpill’ strategy effective, safe, tolerable vs. monotherapy for BP lowering. Healio Cardiology today article by Scott Buzby.
Blood Pressure (AUG 30) – Aggressive BP lowering reduces CV events in older adults with hypertension. Healio Cardiology today article by Regina Schaffer. Perspective from George L. Bakris, MD.
Blood Pressure (AUG 24) – Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults. World Health organization Guideline.
Blood Pressure (AUG 10) – 4 steps to great teamwork with patients to improve BP control. AMA article by Sara Berg.
Blood Pressure (AUG 9) – How a doctor's presence may alter blood pressure readings. American Heart Association article by Michael Merschel.
Cardiometabolic (SEP 11) – Plant-based diets, time-restricted eating provide cardiometabolic benefits. Endocrinology Advisor article by Michael Monostra.
Cholesterol (SEPT 26) – Educational outreach via direct messaging may improve FH screening, diagnosis. Healio Cardiology today article by Scotty Buzby.
Cholesterol (SEPT 24) – Medical Myths: All about cholesterol. Medical News Today article by Tim Newman. Fact checked by Mary Cooke, Ph.D.
Cholesterol (SEPT 24) – NLA issues new recommendations on lipid measurements in the management of CVD. Healio Cardiology today article by Scotty Buzby.
Cholesterol (SEPT 22) – Early Cholesterol Levels Matter for Later-Life Events. MedPage Today article by Crystal Phend.
Cholesterol (SEPT 22) – Early Cholesterol Levels Matter for Later-Life Events. MedPage Today article by Crystal Phend.
Cholesterol (SEP 14) – Daily walnut consumption lowers total cholesterol, LDL at 2 years. Healio Cardiology today article by Brian Ellis.
Cholesterol (SEP 10) – How to Prevent High Cholesterol. Everyday Health article by Patricia Kelly Yeo. Medically Reviewed by Michael Cutler, DO, PhD.
Cholesterol (SEPT 3) – Cholesterol-lowering jab could save over 30,000 lives. Medical News Today article by Yasemin Nicola Sakay. Fact checked by Anna Guildford, Ph.D.
Cholesterol (SEPT 2) – Eating walnuts daily may lower 'bad' cholesterol. Medical News Today article by Beth JoJack on September 2, 2021 — Fact checked by Rita Ponce, Ph.D.
Cholesterol (SEPT 1) – ‘I Was Athletic and Fit — and Still Had High Cholesterol’. Everyday Health article by Michelle Konstantinovsky. Medically Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD.
Cholesterol (SEPT 1) – Top 11 Questions About High Cholesterol, Answered. Everyday Health article by Jennifer J. Brown, PhD. Medically Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD.
COVID-19 (SEPT 27) – Who Is Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot? CDC Webpage update.
COVID-19 (SEPT 7) – Common hypertension drug may help treat severe COVID-19. Medical News Today article by Deep Shukla. Fact checked by Rita Ponce, Ph.D.
COVID-19 (AUG 6) – Cardiac Biomarkers and COVID-19. PCNA article by Yvonne Commodore-Mensah.
CVD (SEPT 30) – CV risk progression ‘slowed or stopped’ with obesity reversal. Healio Endocrinology today article by Regina Schaffer.
CVD (SEPT 28) – Sedentary lifestyles may lead to more nocturnal hot flashes, greater CVD risk. Healio Women’s Health article by Richard Gawel.
CVD (SEPT 22) – 4 in 10 Adults with No Known Heart Disease Have Fatty Hearts. Medicine Net article by Amy Norton.
CVD (SEPT 21) – PET detects activity in early atherosclerosis. AuntMinnie.com article by Will Morton.
CVD (SEPT 20) – Atherosclerosis present in more than 40% of middle-aged individuals with no prior CHD. Healio Cardiology today article by Scott Buzby.
CVD (SEPT 20) – New studies show how CT reveals 'silent' atherosclerosis. AuntMinnie.com article by Will Morton.
CVD (SEP 16) – Premature menopause associated with increased ASCVD risk. Healio Cardiology today article by Erin T. Welsh, MA.
CVD (SEP 13) – Fixed-Dose Combination Therapies Reduce Cardiovascular Risk. Healio Endocrinology today article.
CVD (SEP 13) – Target young women with migraine for increased cardiovascular risk prevention. Endocrinology Advisor article by Jill Rollet.
CVD (SEP 9) – AHA issues recommendations for patients with CVD planning high-altitude activities. Healio Cardiology today article by Scott Buzby.
CVD (SEPT 8) – Low-Dose Colchicine Reduced Ischemic CV Event Risk Irrespective of Prior MI. Endocrinology Advisor article.
CVD (SEPT 7) – 5 Surprising Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Your Patients May Not Know. Cardiology Advisor article by Steve Fiorillo.
CVD (SEPT 3) – New European guidelines on CVD prevention. MDedge article by Megan Brooks.
CVD (SEPT 1) – Cutting Sugar in Packaged Foods Would Keep Millions of Americans from Illness: Report. HealthDay article.
CVD (SEPT 1) – Eat less fat, more fiber and vitamin C to reduce CVD risk in diabetes. Healio Endocrinology today article by Michael Monostra.
CVD (SEPT 1) – Low-Dose Colchicine Reduced Ischemic CV Event Risk Irrespective of Prior MI. Cardiology Advisor article.
CVD (AUG 31) – AHA Presidential Statement: The Link between Opioid Use, CVD, and Stroke. Endocrinology Advisor article by Inga Back, MPH.
CVD (AUG 31) – Daily Coffee Protects Against Heart Disease, Stroke. Medicine Net article by Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter.
CVD (AUG 30) – ESC guideline offers individualized, stepwise approach to CVD prevention. Healio Cardiology today article by Erik Swain.
Diabetes (SEPT 30) – Vitamin D3 Supplementation May Decrease HbA1c in T2D. Cardiology Advisor article by Lauren Biscaldi.
Diabetes (SEPT 29) – Favorable CV health in middle age may lower lifetime risk for type 2 diabetes. Healio Cardiology today article by Erin T. Welsh, MA.
Diabetes (SEPT 23) – Standing More May Lower Diabetes Risk in Sedentary At-Risk Adults. Medscape article by Marlene Busko.
Diabetes (SEPT 7) – Type 2 Diabetes Remission: New Guidelines Outline the Steps to Follow With a Doctor. Everyday Health article by Lisa Rapaport.
Diabetes (SEP 3) – What doctors wish patients knew about a prediabetes diagnosis. AMA article by Sara Berg, MS.
Heart Attack (SEP 15) – Active Smoking, Hypertension or Diabetes, Family History Predict Early Myocardial Infarction. Endocrinology Advisor article.
Heart Attack (AUG 30) – Flu vaccine soon after heart attack cuts death, CV risk. Healio Cardiology today article by Regina Schaffer. Perspective from Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE.
Heart Attack (AUG 30) – Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Adds 7 Years to Life. Medicine Net article by Amy Norton, HealthDay Reporter.
Heart Disease (SEPT 29) – Childhood Body Size May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adulthood. Cardiology Advisor article by Jessica Nye, PhD.
Heart Disease (SEPT 27) – Can Intermittent Fasting Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease? Medicine Net article.
Heart Disease (SEPT 22) – Atherosclerosis present in 42% of adults without heart disease. Medical News Today article by Lori Uildriks. Fact checked by Catherine Carver, MPH.
Heart Disease (SEPT 21) – Research suggests a diet rich in dairy fat may lower the risk of heart disease. The Guardian article by Donna Lu.
Heart Disease (SEPT 21) – Whole Grain Intake Tied to Fewer Heart Disease Risk Factors. Cardiology Advisor article.
Heart Disease (SEPT 20) – Study: Exercise benefits heart, but could increase calcium deposits in arteries. UPI article by Brian P. Dunleavy.
Heart Disease (AUG 31) – Q&A: Can maternal lipid levels predict congenital heart disease risk? Healio Women’s Health article by Richard Gawel, Ruchira Garg, MD, Janet Wei, MD, FACC.
Heart Failure (SEPT 21) – Does Hemodynamic-Guided Management of Heart Failure Improve Outcomes? Cardiology Advisor article.
Heart Failure (SEPT 21) – Risk for Incident Heart Failure Increased With Prepregnancy HTN. Cardiology Advisor article.
Heart Failure (SEP 16) – Blended Care for Heart Failure and Depression May Improve mHRQOL. Cardiology Advisor article.
Heart Failure (SEP 16) – Sex-Based Differences in Heart Failure Frailty Explored. Cardiology Advisor article by Lauren Biscaldi.
Heart Failure (SEP 16) – Stroke Risk Stratification with CHA2DS2-VASc in Heart Failure without AF. Cardiology Advisor article by Jessica Nye, PhD.
Heart Failure (SEP 12) – Heart Failure's 'Golden Moment' Not Translating into Better Health. MedPage Today article by Nicole Lou.
Heart Failure (SEP 12) – Heart Failure's 'Golden Moment' Not Translating into Better Health. MedPage Today article by Nicole Lou.
Heart Failure (SEP 12) – Longer duration diabetes, prediabetes increase heart failure risk. Endocrinology Advisor article by Jill Rollet.
Heart Health (SEPT 29) – ‘Metabolically healthy obesity’ tied to substantial heart risk. MDedge article by Sara Freeman.
Heart Health (SEP 20) – What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle? Medicine Net article by Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter.
Heart Health (SEPT 20) – What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle? Medicine Net article by Alan Mozes.
Heart Health (SEP 13) – Stress Increases 3 Heart Condition Risks. Medicine Net article.
Nutrition (SEPT 21) – Chewing gum after cardiac surgery may aid gut function. Healio Cardiology Advisor article by Erin T. Welsh, MA.
Physical Fitness (SEPT 27) – Seven Thousand Daily Steps Tied to Lower Risk for Early Death. Cardiology Advisor article.
Sodium (SEPT 21) – Salt Substitute Cuts Strokes, CV Events, Deaths in Older Adults. Cardiology Advisor article.
Statins (SEPT 20) – Statin therapy discrepancy reported for some patients with severe hypercholesterolemia. Healio Cardiology today article by Brian Ellie.
Statins (SEPT 7) – 'Self-Service' Statin Prescribing? Study Suggests It's Possible. MedPage Today article by Crystal Phend.
Statins (SEPT 7) – Web app for self-prescription of statins 96% concordant with physician reviewers. Healio Cardiology today article by Scott Buzby. Perspective from Joseph S. Alpert, MD.
STEMI (SEPT 22) – PCI improves health of late-presenting STEMI patients. Cardiovascular Business article by Michael Walter.
Stroke (SEPT 29) – Proxy Measure of Insulin Resistance Predictive of Stroke. MedPage Today article by Kristen Monaco.
Stroke (SEP 15) – Peanut consumption linked to lower stroke risk in Asian individuals. Healio Cardiology today article by Brian Ellis.
Stoke (SEP 13) – Use AI with CT to better assess stroke patients' collateral flow. AuntMinnie.com article by Kate Madden Yee.
Stroke (SEP 13) – Outcomes for Acute Stroke Better With Mobile Stroke Units. Cardiology Advisor article.
Stroke (SEP 10) – Daily coffee intake may improve cardiac function, lower risk for mortality, stroke. Healio Cardiology today article by Scott Buzby.
Stroke (SEP 10) – What is the relationship between migraine and stroke? Medical News Today article by Beth Sissons. Medically reviewed by Deena Kuruvilla, MD.
Stroke (SEPT 9) – Mobile stroke units with onboard CT deliver best early care. AuntMinnie.com article by Kate Madden Yee.
Stroke (SEPT 7) – Excess Leisure Sedentary Time Tied to Long-Term Stroke Risk in Younger Adults. Cardiology Advisor article by Amit Akirov, MD.
Stroke (SEPT 2) – A Salt Substitute May Cut Stroke Risk in People with High Blood Pressure or Prior Stroke. Everyday Health article by Becky Upham.
Stroke (SEPT 2) – Increased All-Cause Mortality Risk in Ischemic vs Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Cardiology Advisor article by Lauren Biscaldi.
Stroke (AUG 31) – UofL Health received multiple Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards. UofL Health Blog.
Stroke (AUG 29) – Switching to salt substitute decreased stroke risk by 14%. Healio Cardiology today article by Regina Schaffer. Perspective from Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc, FESC and Kim Allan Williams, MD, MACC, FAHA, MASNC, FESC.
Stroke (AUG 23) – Sedentary Time Ups Stroke Risk for Younger Adults with Low Activity. Cardiology Advisor article.

Podcasts

American Heart Association Podcasts on SoundCloud

(SEPT 28) – E4 - Best Practices and Insights into Rural Hemorrhagic Stroke
(SEPT 28) – E3 - Hub and Spoke Relationships
(SEPT 28) – E2 - Addressing Stroke Outcomes in Rural Settings
(SEPT 28) – E1 - Unique Rural and Regional Barriers to Care

CHFS Community Podcast

(SEPT 30) – Episode 38 - Touching Every Life
(SEPT 15) – Episode 37 - The Recovery Path
(AUG 26) – Episode 36 - Always Pushing the Envelope
(AUG 17) – Episode 35 - A Clearer Message

Health Literacy Out Loud

(SEP 1) – New Clinicians & Health Literacy: Putting Classroom Learning into Everyday Practice (HLOL #215)
(AUG 1) – Biologic Sex, Gender Identity and Expression, and Other Issues to Consider When Communicating About Health (HLOL #214)

Know Diabetes by Heart Podcast

(SEPT 27) – 2021 Episode 4 – Implementation of Guideline-Based Care in the Hospital Setting

National Institutes of Health Healthy Moments Radio Broadcast -

(AUG 30) – Get Vaccinated Against the Flu
(AUG 9) – Sticking With Healthy Habits
(AUG 2) – Climbing Steps to a Healthier You

MedPage Today search TTHealthWatch! PodMed Double T Podcasts. Weekly Medical Podcast by Rick Lange, MD, Texas Tech; Elizabeth Tracey, Johns Hopkins Medicine.

(SEPT 25) – School-Based COVID Testing; Rural Hospital Mergers
(SEPT 18) – Zika Vax in the Works; STI Guidelines Updated
(SEPT 11) – Treating Carotid Stenosis; Social Factors in USPSTF Guidance
(SEPT 4) – Overdiagnosis of Kidney Disease; Severity of the Delta Variant
(AUG 28) – Do Antibody Levels Predict SARS-CoV-2 Infection? A Pan-Sarbecovirus Vax

Partner Newsletters -
Latest Editions

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)

Volume 111 Issue 9 (September 2021, pp. 1553-1704).
Volume 111 Issue 8 (August 2021, pp. 1361-1551).
Volume 111 Issue S2 (July 2021, pp. S45-S162).

The Bridge – Kentucky’s Connection to Rural Health Issues from the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH)

Summer 2021
Spring 2021

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (Weekly) 2021

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) Current Archive Bi-Monthly

SEPT – OCT 2021
JULY-AUG 2021

Health Communication Science Digest (Monthly)

August 2021 (Vol. 12, Issue 8e)

International Health Literacy Association. Monthly @ 24^th Archive

July 2021

Journal of Human Hypertension (Monthly) Archive

Volume 35 Issue 9, September 2021
Volume 35 Issue 8, August 2021

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. (Monthly)

Volume 23, Issue 9 September 2021
Volume 23, Issue 8 August 2021

Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Program - Archive

SEPT 2021
AUG 2021

Million Hearts e-update (Bi-Monthly)

August 2021
June 2021
Special Edition: The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension

NIH News in Health (Monthly) Archive

September 2021 – Contents include:
- The Power of Peers
- Recognizing RSV
- Few Receive Medications for Alcohol Problems
- Learn About Burn Care
- Eating Disorders
August 2021

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) – PCNA eNews delivered on the 4^th of the month

September 2021
August 2021

World Heart News from World Heart Federation emailed last Thursday of the month

SEPT 2021
AUG 2021

World Hypertension League (quarterly)

September 2021
June 2021

World Stroke Organization (Monthly Newsletter)

Aug 2021

Tools / Resources:

Documents

Blood Pressure (SEPT 10) – World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension – A 2021 Update. World Heart Federation, Global Heart article.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 2021) – In-Office BP Measurement Infographic from American Medical Association.
Blood Pressure (SEPT 2021) – The State of Obesity: 2021. Better Policies for A Healthier America. Special Feature: COVID-19, Social Determinants of Health, and Obesity. Report from The Trust for Americas Health.
Cholesterol (2021) – Lower your LDL cholesterol and decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke with statins and a healthy lifestyle. From Million Hearts.
SMBP (2021) – An Economic Case for Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Monitoring. From Million Hearts.

Toolkits

CVD (2021) – COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease Partner Toolkit. From Million Hearts.
Patient – Provider Communication (JUN 2021) – Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety. From AHRQ. This toolkit is designed to help patients, families, and health professionals work together as partners to improve diagnostic safety. The toolkit contains two strategies, Be The Expert On You and 60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic Safety.

Videos

Blood Pressure (SEPT 10) – World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension - 2021 Update. YouTube Video from the World Heart Federation. Hypertension is the number one risk factor for death globally, affecting more than 1 billion people. It accounts for about half of all heart disease- and stroke-related deaths worldwide. Hypertension does not cause any symptoms on its own, which is why it’s often referred to as “the silent killer”. The World Heart Federation (WHF) unites the cardiovascular community and drives the agenda to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and help people live longer, healthier lives. Together with our Members, we are working to end needless deaths and build global commitment for improved cardiovascular health at the global, regional, national and community levels. We believe in a world where heart health for everyone is a fundamental human right. WEBSITE: www.worldheart.org, TWITTER: @worldheartfed, FACEBOOK: World Heart Federation, LINKEDIN: World Heart Federation.
Healthy Hearts (Sept 7) – Clean Air, Smart Cities, Healthy Hearts. From the World Heart Federation. In 2019, an estimated 6.7 million deaths, or 12 percent of all deaths worldwide, were attributable to outdoor or household air pollution. As many as half of these deaths were due to heart disease and stroke. The WHF Air Pollution Policy Brief, 'Clean Air, Smart Cities, Healthy Hearts', highlights the need for policies and investments that support a reduction in air pollution at all levels of society, including cleaner transport, energy-efficient homes, power generation, industry regulation, access to clean fuels and technologies, and better municipal waste management, which can effectively reduce key sources of air pollution. The World Heart Federation (WHF) unites the cardiovascular community and drives the agenda to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and help people live longer, healthier lives. Together with our Members, we are working to end needless deaths and build global commitment for improved cardiovascular health at the global, regional, national and community levels. We believe in a world where heart health for everyone is a fundamental human right. WEBSITE: www.worldheart.org, TWITTER: @worldheartfed, FACEBOOK: World Heart Federation,
World Heart Day (SEPT 17) – World Heart Day 2021. #UseHeartToConnect. World Heart Federation (WHF) video on YouTube. This year on World Heart Day, we’re asking the world to USE HEART TO CONNECT. USE HEART TO CONNECT is about using your knowledge, compassion and influence to make sure you, your loved ones and your community have the best chance to live heart-healthy lives. It’s about connecting with our own hearts, making sure we’re fueling and nurturing them as best we can, and using the power of digital to connect every heart, everywhere. Learn more: worldheartday.org.

Websites

Cholesterol (JUN 2021) – Outpatient Webinars and Podcasts. AHA webpage.
Cholesterol (SEPT) – Cholesterol. Medical News Today webpage. Providing science-backed resources and information on cholesterol and its effects on health.
SMBP (AUG) – BEST PRACTICES. AHA/AMA Target BP webpage. Having access to the latest guidelines, evidence and information is key to improving blood pressure (BP) control among your patient population. Webpage includes a compilation of resources to help support your care team in delivering evidence-based care.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Jehn M, McCullough JM, Dale AP, et al. Association Between K–12 School Mask Policies and School-Associated COVID-19 Outbreaks — Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona, July–August 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:1372–1373. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7039e1external icon.

Website: Official Team Kentucky Source for Information Concerning COVID-19
Kentucky COVID-19 Hotline: 1-800-722-5725
Governor Beshear’s News Releases: Website, Facebook, YouTube Videos
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
(AUG 19) Have you been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19?
COVID-19 (SEPT 27) – Who Is Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot? CDC Webpage update.

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linkages.
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populations.
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