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National Cholesterol Awareness Month




September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month

Make a date with yourself to have your cholesterol tested, then learn how to manage your levels and lower your risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke.

 
September is Go Healthy Month!
Grocery shop smarter, faster

Kids Encouraged to Go Healthy
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is encouraging kids nationwide to take the "myGo Healthy Challenge" and pledge to eat healthier and be more physically active. Visit www.igohugo.org for more kid-friendly healthy living tips.

Grocery shop smarter, faster
Look for the heart-check mark to quickly and reliably find foods certified to be low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Build your free, heart-healthy grocery list online. Save and print your list, or access it anytime from your Web-enabled mobile phone or PDA.

 
Programs and Tools

Stories of Hope

Professionals, get patient education information delivered to your inbox.
Coming soon: Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, Fourth Edition
Go Red For Women and Shop For a Cause at Macy's
What's New
American Heart Association comment on SEAS trial of cholesterol-lowering drug
Stroke incidence declines among Swedish diabetics
Organizations to focus on 'silent strokes' on World Stroke Day 2008
 
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Zayden Kuite
CPR saved his life. Read his mother's advice for all families.

Healthy Living

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Patients & Families

Jump Rope For Heart

Jump Rope For Heart
is turning 30! See how it got started and register for an event.

 
 

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