Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention - For Providers

Resources for Healthcare Providers

Toolkits

The following resources and toolkits were created to support health educators and clinicians in their effort to work with patients to control blood pressure and manage high cholesterol.

• Health IT and EHR
• Clinical Quality Measures

Quality Improvement

Prepare Iowa

Learning Management System

A site created especially for healthcare providers to educate themselves and their patients about topics related to heart disease and stroke prevention (i.e. salt/sodium reduction, cholesterol education, signs of a heart attack, etc.). Healthcare providers have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits at no cost upon successful completion of a course. Both Continuing Medical Education credits (CMEs) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are offered.

Chronic Disease Connections

An e-bulletin created for healthcare system professionals working with patients to control their hypertension, manage diabetes A1c levels, prevent, and manage other chronic conditions.

Email mckyla.carson@idph.iowa.gov to sign up for the email list.

Related Links

• American Heart Association
• National Stroke Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Heart Disease
  • Sodium
  • Stroke
  • CDC Vital Signs-High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Out of Control
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Association
• National Institutes of Health
  • Office of Disease Prevention