Multicultural Resources
NHLBI health information materials are available in a variety of formats through our Online Catalog, and answers to frequently-asked questions about the catalog are available.
Toolkit
Start to Finish: Your Toolkit to Plan and Run a Heart Health Program
This online, hands-on, information-packed toolkit was developed for organizations interested in running community health worker (CHW)-led heart health programs in their communities. It connects you to the NHLBI’s heart health materials and instructs you how to plan, run, and evaluate a heart health CHW program from start to finish.
Heart Healthy Tip Sheets
These printable files will help you learn more about healthy living as well as plan for and accomplish your heart healthy goals.
Heart Disease Risk
- Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
(PDF, 2.7 MB)
Find out about the risk factors you can and cannot control. - My Family Health History (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Organize the health history of your relatives with this form, and you may get insight on your own health and habits.
Heart Attack Signs
- Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs (PDF, 5.37 MB)
- My Emergency Card (PDF, 993 KB)
Physical Activity
- Sample Walking Program (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Stretching Activities (PDF, 2.02 MB)
- Ways to Be Physically Active (PDF, 6.17 MB)
- Weekly Physical Activity Log (PDF, 695 KB)
High Blood Pressure
- Choose Foods Low in Sodium (PDF, 3.01 MB)
- Healthy Habits to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure (PDF, 4.68 MB)
- Stroke Survival Tips (PDF, 1.23 MB)
- Tips for Taking Medicine for High Blood Pressure (PDF, 2.36 MB)
- Tips to Eat Less Salt and Sodium (PDF, 991 KB)
- Use Herbs and Spices Instead of Salt (PDF, 565 KB)
Cholesterol
- Cooking with Less Saturated Fat (PDF, 10.86 MB)
- Food Label Tip: Choose Low Saturated Fat Trans Fat and Cholesterol (PDF, 1.57 MB)
- Tips to Control Your Cholesterol (PDF, 1.01 MB)
- Which Fats and Oils Should You Use? (PDF, 703 KB)
Healthy Weight
- Are You at a Healthy Weight? (PDF, 3.21 MB)
- Food Label Tip: Watch Your Calories and Serving Sizes (PDF, 1.08 MB)
- Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle (PDF, 2.24 MB)
- Tips to Help You Control Your Weight (PDF, 3.14 MB)
Diabetes
- Control the ABCs of Diabetes (PDF, 1.44 MB)
- Protect Your Heart (PDF, 743 KB)
- Tender Care for Your Feet (PDF, 735 KB)
- What Is Diabetes? (PDF, 1.06 MB)
Heart Healthy Eating
- Cooking Together with Children (PDF, 2.53 MB)
- Heart Healthy Eating Plan (PDF, 3.23 MB)
Healthy Eating on a Budget
- Ana’s Monthly Food Budget (PDF, 1.02 MB)
- Money Saving Tips (PDF, 3.49 MB)
- Sample Shopping List (PDF, 1.66 MB)
- Tips for Busy Families (PDF, 2.37 MB)
- Tips for Eating Out (PDF, 2.53 MB)
Living Smoke Free
- Cost of Smoking (3.87MB)
- Smoke Free Family Sign (PDF, 684 KB)
- Tips to Quit Smoking (PDF, 1.47 MB)
- Why Quit Smoking Now? (PDF, 1.24 MB)
Last Updated: June 2014