Library Guides: American Heart Month 2022: Home

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In the Topics in Healthcare series: Heart Healthy Healthcare, we bring the heart under the microscope to understand what makes it tick. From bats to humans, the beating heart of all mammals share some startling characteristics; what can we learn from the heart-healthy habits of our hairy relatives? This month’s collection provides a look through the eyes of the world’s top heart experts, exploring stories of innovation, sacrifice, and biomedical breakthroughs. Healthy hearts beget healthy minds; take the initiative with Heart Healthy Healthcare to recalibrate both this February.

American Heart Association
AHA is the the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke.
CDC- American Heart Month
Heart Disease resources for health professionals and patients.
NIH- American Heart Month
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute provides outreach toolkits, social media resources, and fact sheets.

Access Medicine
Tools, educational features, and diagnostic tests.
ClinicalKey
Searching of over 1000 books, 500 journals, and 2500 procedural videos, evidence-based and peer reviewed.
UpToDate
Illustrated, full-text, evidence-based topic guides provide clinical information on a wide variety of diseases and disorders including their diagnosis, management and therapy.

Access Medicine
*** The app can ONLY be installed on one phone and one tablet per user!
ClinicalKey
UpToDate

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.
Global Burden of Disease
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) provides a tool to quantify health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities can be eliminated.
Heart and Stroke Statistics (AHA)
Up-to-date statistics on heart disease, stroke and other vascular diseases.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States.

KardiaMobile
KardiaMobile with KardiaCare gives you the power to detect six of the most common arrhythmias with every EKG you take. You’ll get an accurate analysis of your EKG recording and enjoy exclusive features like cardiologist reviews and heart health reports.
QardioArm
QardioArm smart blood pressure monitor is wireless, portable and easy to use. It is proven to be 4x more effective at helping users successfully lower their blood pressure than traditional monitors.

CDC- Heart Disease
Information about different types of heart disease, risk factors, and prevention.
MedlinePlus- Heart Disease
Information on cardiac diseases.
MedlinePlus- Heart Disease in Women
Information about heart diseases that affect women more than men.
MyHealthFinder- Heart Health
Information on how to lower your risk for heart disease.
National Institute on Aging- Heart Health
Information on heart health and aging.

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