HeartLinks to Heart Health training sessions are designed to provide educational information dissemination, which ultimately leads to a greater knowledge of cardiovascular disease, its impact on African American women, and steps to take to decrease risk and risk factors.

HeartLinks to Heart Health Educational Sessions utilize “With Every Heartbeat Is Life,” a heart health manual created for African American communities by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.

The recommended core HeartLinks sessions are: (adobe acrobat required)

• Table of Contents: Introduction
• Session 1 —  Knowledge is Power: Know Your Risk for Heart Disease
• Session 2 —  Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs
• Session 3 —  Get Energized! Say yes to Physical Activity
• Session 4 —  Help Your Heart: Control Your Blood Pressure
• Session 5 —  Be Heart Smart: Keep your Cholesterol In Check
• Session 6 —  Embrace your Health: Aim for a Healthy Weight
• Session 7 —  Protect Your Heart: Take Good Care of Your Diabetes for Life
• Session 8 —  Make Heart Healthy Eating an Everyday Family Reunion
• Session 9 —  Eat in a Heart Healthy Way – Even When Time or Money Is Tight
• Session 10 —  Take Control of Your Health: Enjoy Living Smoke Free
• Appendix —  Activities for Training Community Health Educators

“With Every Heartbeat is Life” includes worksheets and handouts for participants to take home to read and share with their family and friends.
For information on how to obtain this manual, contact www.nhlbi.nih.gov.