HIN Health Action e-Bulletin
| June 4, 2008 |
Share a Heart Healthy Father’s Day 2008Let’s face it; we have a vested interest in helping our dads live a long, healthy life. So skip giving dad a neck tie this year. Celebrate this Father’s Day with your dad, grandfather, uncle, or special man in your life by sharing the heart healthy gifts below from the NHLBI. And if you must give the obligatory tie, simply enhance your gift with the following information too.
Let Dad Know the Signs of a Heart Attack This pocket-sized card gives brief reminders of heart attack warning signs, steps to take if symptoms occur, and the importance of acting quickly. Offers space to write in current medications and key phone numbers as an easy reference for both the patient and emergency care providers. Nice compact, affordable way to help dad protect his heart. Give one to every important man in your life. Item #
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 | Give the Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart Booklet Did you know moderate physical activity on most days of the week reduces the risk of heart disease and can lower the chances of having a stroke, colon cancer, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes? This easy-to-read guide is a wonderful tool to encourage dad to get 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week. It can also help him maintain a healthy weight. Once you’ve given the men in your life this booklet that helps develop a safe and effective activity program, the focus turns to staying active. Refer them to pages 37-38 for making physical activity an enjoyable, habitual part of life. Item #06-5714. |
Help Active Adult Dads and Grandfathers Stay in Circulation  This colorful six page tri-fold fact sheet provides information on Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), a condition that affects one out of every 20 Americans over the age of 50. PAD raises the risk for heart attack and stroke. Find out who is at risk and how PAD is diagnosed and treated. Learn about the steps to reduce the risk of PAD.
Don’t miss the questions to ask a physician to help assess the risk for PAD on page four. Item #06-5837
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Archived page, reproduced from a 2008 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.
