Cardiovascular Health Nova Scotia
Resources
For Health Professionals:
- American College of Cardiology
www.acc.org - American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org - American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org - Atlantic Anti-platelet Guidelines
http://ac-society.org/cms - Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health
www.cadth.ca - Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation
www.cacr.ca - Canadian Best Practices for Stroke Care
www.strokebestpractices.ca - Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team
www.ccort.ca - Canadian Cardiovascular Society
www.ccs.ca - Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
www.ccsa.ca - Canadian Heart Health Strategy
www.chhs.ca - Canadian Institute of Health Information
www.cihi.ca - Canadian Stroke Network
canadianstrokenetwork.ca - Cardiac Care Network of Ontario
www.ccn.on.ca - Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada
www.cdpac.ca - DASH Eating Plan
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash - European Society of Cardiology
www.escardio.org - Health Promotion Clearinghouse
www.hpclearinghouse.ca - Health Quality Council
www.hqc.sk.ca - Heart and Stroke Professional Education
www.heartandstroke.on.ca - Hypertension Canada
www.hypertension.ca/ - Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
www.ices.on.ca - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm - National Stroke Association
www.stroke.org - New Brunswick Heart Centre
www.ahsc.health.nb.ca/Programs/NBHC/ - Nova Scotia Health Guidelines Website
www.gov.ns.ca/healthguidelines - Safer Healthcare Now!
www.saferhealthcarenow.ca - Stroke Distinction Program
www.accreditation.ca/accreditation-programs/distinction/stroke-services
For General Public:
- American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org - American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org - Canadian Health Network
www.canadian-health-network.ca - DASH Eating Plan:
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash - Dietitians of Canada
www.dietitians.ca - Goodness in Many Ways Campaign
www.freshcannedfrozen.com - Heart and Stroke Foundation
www.heartandstroke.ca - Hypertension Canada Public Site
www.myBPsite.ca - National Stroke Association
www.stroke.org - Nova Scotia My Blood Pressure Website
www.gov.ns.ca/bloodpressure - Nova Scotia Community Organization Network
www.nsnet.org - Nova Scotia Wait Times
www.gov.ns.ca/health/waittimes - Smoker’s Helpline (Canadian Cancer Society)
www.smokershelpline.ca - Sodium Resource (Hypertension Canada)
www.lowersodium.ca/ - Sodium 101 Resource (Canadian Stroke Network)
www.sodium101.ca - Walkabout Nova Scotia (Heart and Stroke Foundation)
www.walkaboutns.ca - Your Way to Wellness Your Way to Wellness Program:
https://yourway2wellness.gov.ns.ca/contact
