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Your online 2004 National Cholesterol Education Month Kit (http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth/) from the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) is waiting for you. This year's Web-based kit contains a wealth of educational materials to use in your program, community, or practice. Bookmark this site as one of your favorites, and use it as a source of cholesterol education activities and tools during September and throughout the year. The kit is available f|r|e|e of charge; however, it is only available online.

Cholesterol Month 2004 extends the theme:

This theme emphasizes two of the main thrusts of the cholesterol guidelines: the importance of having your cholesterol measured and knowing your risk of developing heart disease.

September, Cholesterol Month, is a good time to recharge your cholesterol education activities. Research has clearly shown that lowering cholesterol can reduce the risk of developing heart disease. In July 2004, the NCEP published a paper entitled Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines, which updates some elements of the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) cholesterol guidelines released in 2001. The ATP III update has been endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology. Based on a review of five clinical trials of cholesterol-lowering statin treatment that were conducted since the release of ATP III, the update offers options for more intensive cholesterol-lowering treatment for people at high risk for heart disease. This kit makes it easy to access the press release on the update as well as the update paper itself. In addition, other materials in the kit deal with lifestyle changes that are recommended as the primary treatment for lowering cholesterol.