Find Out More

The information on this site is just the beginning.

Many of our partners, including the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have each created in-depth sites that will provide you with more detailed information.

You will find more specific heart disease information on the following sites:
 

 
American Diabetes Association
Focuses on preventing and curing diabetes and improving the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
 
 
Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)
Founded in 1974, the ABC is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 volunteer organization of more than 800 African-American cardiologists and medical professionals.
 
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
 
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: Risk factor data about adults that you can query by state, year, topic, and demographics.
 
 
CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: Risk factor data about school-aged children.
 
 
CDC's WONDER: Many national databases, including the national compressed mortality files, that you can query.
 
 
Health Resources and Services Administration
 
 
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
 
 
United States Department of Health and Human Services
 
 
National Center for Health Statistics: All kinds of health data for the U.S., including information on cardiovascular diseases.
 
 
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: National publications and data on heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and cholesterol.
 
 
The North Carolina Center for Health Statistics: Provides a comprehensive collection of North Carolina specific health statistics, including links to specific health statistics for your county.
 
 
Women and Heart Disease
 
 
Womenheart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease