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Learn what schools can do to support HIV/STD prevention and testing

Use CDC’s EvaluACTION to develop a customized evaluation plan and logic model.

Maps and data on heart disease from the CDC. View county-level maps of heart disease and stroke by racial/ethinic group, among other data.

Help prevent heart disease by working with your doctor to control other health conditions, like diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

After a heart attack, take these steps to lower your chance of having another heart attack or other problems such as stroke or kidney disease.

These heart disease prevention tips from the CDC include web resources and links to body mass index calculators.

Maps and other data sources with information on heart disease in the U.S., including an interactive atlas with county-level maps of heart disease.

A family history of heart disease increases your risk. Having other risk factors can put you at even greater risk.

Lisa A. Grohskopf, MD1; Leslie Z. Sokolow, MSc, MPH1,2; Sonja J.

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.