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Welcome to our new section on HEALTH INFORMATION. All the content is Canadian, current and has been developed and approved by Heart and Stroke Foundation medical and other experts. Please scroll down the page and click on the topic of your choice.


Heart Disease
  • What is Heart Disease?
  • Warning Signs
  • Prevention of Risk Factors
  • Tests
  • Treatment
  • Living With Heart Disease
  • Emergency Care/CPR
  • Heart Disease Conditions
Stroke
  • What is Stroke?
  • Warning Signs
  • Prevention of Risk Factors
  • Tests
  • Treatment
  • Living with Stroke
Healthy Living
  • Healthy Eating
  • Recipes
  • Physical Activity
  • Family Health
  • Healthy Weight
  • Health Check
  • Other Resources

Heart and Stroke Position Statements

  • Access to Affordable, Healthy and Nutritious Foods
  • Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
  • Becoming or Remaining Smoke-free
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Dietary Sodium, Heart Disease and Stroke
  • Low-Carb Diets
  • Obesity
  • Physical Activity, Heart Disease and Stroke 
  • Public Access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
  • Schools and Nutrition
  • Schools and Physical Activity
  • The Built Environment  
  • Trans fatty acids  
 
 

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