The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to provide you with a new tool, Taking Action for Heart–healthy and Stroke–free States: A Communication Guide for Policy and Environmental Change. This guide was developed to help you reduce the disabling, costly, and growing national tragedy of heart disease and stroke.
NOTE: A Stroke Addendum to the Communication Guide was published in July, 2005. You can view the addendum by chapters in the table below.
Download the Guide by Section
| Taking Action for Heart-healthy and Stroke-free States |
| Chapter One: Making the Case for Population-based Cardiovascular Health Interventions |
[PDF–354K] |
| Chapter Two: Learning About Policy and Environmental Change |
[PDF–378K] |
| Chapter Three: Expanding Your Reach and Influence Through Partnerships |
[PDF–339K] |
| Chapter Four: Developing a Communication Plan |
[PDF–548K] |
| Chapter Five: Working with the Media to Implement Your Plan |
[PDF–420K] |
| Chapter Six: Using Other Communication Strategies and Tactics to Implement Your Plan |
[PDF–329K] |
| Appendix: Tools and Resources |
[PDF–1.3M] |
| A Communication Guide for Policy and Environmental Change (Entire File) |
[PDF–2.4M] |
| Stroke Addendum |
| Chapter One: Making the Case for Stroke Communication |
[PDF–71K] |
| Chapter Two: Working on Stroke Legislation |
[PDF–75K] |
| Chapter Three: Stroke Materials Resource Guide |
[PDF–124K] |
| Chapter Four: Communicating State Stroke Burden Documents |
[PDF–69K] |
| Chapter Five: Stroke Communication Strategies and Tools |
[PDF–72K] |
| Chapter Six: Additional Communication Strategies |
[PDF–55K] |
| Stroke Addendum (Entire File) |
[PDF–271K] |