Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program

The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program will build an infrastructure to perform basic core public health functions through the following activities:

• build and network with statewide partners and leaders to formulate heart healthy policies
• develop an infrastructure of multi-disciplinary staff who possess skills of public health and cardiovascular health expertise
• train and provide technical assistance on population-based strategies and preventive measures for partners and within the infrastructure
• inventory and assess current cardiovascular programs within the state
• develop scientific capacity to assess and monitor cardiovascular disease data for trends or patterns and identify priority populations
• plan, pilot, and develop population-based environmental strategies with emphasis on priority populations
• develop, disseminate, and implement a statewide health improvement action plan

2004 Heart Disease and Stroke Strategic Plan (.pdf, 615 KB)
2006 Heart Disease and Stroke Burden Report (.pdf, 4.3 MB)
Heart Disease Fact Sheet (.pdf, 59 KB)
Stroke Fact Sheet (.pdf, 133 KB)
Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Across the U.S.
Low-Dose Aspirin Guidebook

Click this link for information and materials on the FAST campaign - Stroke Heroes Act FAST

Visit the new website for the Oklahoma State Stroke Systems Advisory Committee (OSSSAC) at www.strokeisnotok.com.

CDC Sodium Intake Quiz - alternative website