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• The American Heart Association - Provides information about fighting heart disease and strokes. Searchable site gives you clinical information, guides to eating healthy and an overview of AHA programs.
• The American Stroke Association - The American Stroke Association offers a wide array of programs, products and services, from patient education materials to scientific statements.
• AHA/ASA Quality Control Programs - Hospital-based quality improvement program.
• CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention -The CDC Division dedicated to providing public health leadership to improve cardiovascular health for all, reduce the burden, and eliminate disparities associated with heart disease and stroke.
• CDC Chronic Disease - At-A-Glance - Cardiovascular Health
• Health Finders - The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s consumer guide to reliable health information.
• The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Find information about the organization, available grants and health research and education here. Cardiovascular, lung and blood health issues and a search engine are here too.

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) -The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
• The National Stroke Association (NSA) - NSA achieves its mission to lower the incidence and impact of stroke by developing compelling community outreach programs, calling for continued improvement in the quality of stroke patient care, and educating both healthcare professionals and the general public about stroke.