The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women, Resources

Resources for a Healthy Heart

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
1-800-575-WELL; (301) 251-1222
Website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm
Call the 800 number for information about the prevention and control of high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. Write for a list of free or low-cost publications on all aspects of heart health.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Information Center
P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1-800-222-2225
1-800-222-4225 (TTY) (for hearing impaired)
Website: http://www.nih.gov/nia
Provides information on a wide range of topics related to health and aging, including physical activities for older persons.

Consumer Information Center (CIC)
CIC has free or low-cost consumer booklets from more than 40 Federal departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture an the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Topics include the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the food labels, and other health issues. For a catalog, write to:
Catalog
Pueblo, CO 81009
Or call (719)948-4000.
The catalog and many of the publications also are available on the Internet: On the World Wide Web at http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
On the gopher at gopher.gsa.gov

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Office of Cancer Communications
Bldg. 31, Room 10A24
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800- 4-CANCER; (301) 496-5583
Website: http://www.nci.nih.gov/
Provides free publication on how to stop smoking. and many other cancer-related topics.

American Heart Association (AHA)
National Center
7320 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-AHA-USA1
Website: http://www.amhrt.org/
Contact the national office or your local AHA affiliate for a list of publications on heart health. Single copies of most publications are free.