Heart Disease and Stroke

Did you know....

• That Kentucky ranks sixth in the US in heart disease death rates?
• That 23% of all deaths in Kentucky are caused by diseases of the heart?
• In Kentucky, inpatient hospitalizations for cardiovascular-related diagnoses for 2004 totaled over $2,106,997,000?
  

Use the resources and links below to learn more about heart disease and stroke and how it can be treated.

Heart Disease in the Bluegrass State (large file download 34733 kb - this file has been scanned and contains no viruses)

Power Point presentation for physicians and other health care providers on heart disease and stroke prevention. Produced for KMA by the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program of the Kentucky Department for Public Health.

Go Red For Women

Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke and Heart Attack
Flyer with the ABC's of reducing risks for heart disease, stroke and hear attack.

Heart Disease and Stroke Resources