Nutritional Nugget Newsletter:
Women and Heart Disease (pdf)

 Resources
Know Your Numbers Brochure
(Español)

Women and Heart Disease

Cholesterol low down (AHA)

Stroke Fact Sheet (CDC)

What is Cholesterol? (NHLBI)

High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet (CDC)

Obesity Prevention 

Portion Distortion Quiz  (NIH)

Physical Activity (CDC)

What Every Consumer Should Know about Trans Fatty Acids (FDA)

Example of the new Revised nutrition label (FDA)

Questions and Answers about
Trans Fat Nutrition Labeling (FDA)

- Cardiovascular disease is the single leading cause of 
    death in New York State, claiming over 70,000 lives each  
    year.
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. 

 In an effort to combat cardiovascular disease, the Westchester County Department of Health supports prevention through heart healthy lifestyle changes.  The information in these pages are designed to help reduce the incidence of heart disease in Westchester County by promoting regular physical activity and healthy eating habits.    Use these tools to develop healthy lifestyles for you and your family.

Food and fitness can offer health for a lifetime; prevention works!
	Physical Activity: If you think you have no time to exercise, think action - take the long way to the bathroom, walk those two flights of stairs.
	Eating Right: Healthy food habits can help you reduce three risk factors for heart attack and stroke—high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and excess body weight.
	Know Your Numbers: Knowing your numbers is an important part of keeping your heart healthy.