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More Information and References for Stroke (Cerebrovascular Disease) Deaths

References and Community Resources

__References:__[[br]] 1. American Heart Association. ''What are the risk factors of stroke?'' Accessed at [http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/UnderstandingRisk/Understanding-Stroke-Risk_UCM_308539_SubHomePage.jsp]. 2. American Heart Association. ''Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics? 2016 Update''. Downloaded from [http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/circulationaha/early/2015/12/16/CIR.0000000000000350.full.pdf/] on 12/14/2016. 3. American Stroke Association. [http://www.strokeassociation.org] __Resources:__[[br]] Healthy Living through Environment, Policy, and Improved Clinical Care (EPICC): [http://www.choosehealth.utah.gov/healthcare.php][[br]] [[br]] American Heart Association: [http://www.heart.org/][[br]] [[br]] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: [http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/][[br]] [[br]] Healthy People 2020 Heart Disease & Stroke Objectives: [http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/heart-disease-and-stroke/objectives][[br]] [[br]]

More Resources and Links

Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WONDER Database, a system for disseminating public health data and information.
  • United States Census Bureau data dashboard.
  • Utah healthy Places Index, evidence-based and peer-reviewed tool, supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more.
  • County Health Rankings
  • Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
  • Medical literature can be queried at PubMed library.



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