A medical librarian will be available prior to each session to help you with any health information questions that you may have. The "Information Consult" will be located next to the health screening area.

• American Stroke Association
  www.strokeassociation.org
  Learn about how you can prevent, detect, and recover from stroke.  The site also includes a Heart & Stroke Encyclopedia.

• Brain Basics
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/preventing_stroke.htm
  Includes an information page, risk calculators, and press releases about new developments in stroke from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

• Create a Diet
  http://nhlbisupport.com/cgi-bin/chd1/diet1.cgi
  Includes an information page, risk calculators, and press releases about new developments in stroke from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

• DASH Eating Plan
  www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf
  The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is an eating plan to help you reduce the amount of sodium you consume

• Heart Disease & Stroke
  http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/
  The Center for Disease Control Division of Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention links to informative sites on heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cholesterol.

• Heart 360^TM
  https://www.heart360.org/Default.aspx
  A collection of online tools that lets you track and monitor your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, diet and physical activity.

• National Stroke Association
  www.stroke.org
  Provides a stroke risk score card, stroke prevention guidelines, rehabilitation and therapy choices, and pages for special populations.

• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/
  Find information on detection, prevention, and treatment of high blood pressure, along with a special section on women’s issues.  Also select from a list of specific blood pressure topics.

• A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
  

  The Medical Library Association created this guide to finding quality, safe and up to date health information on the Internet. The "Getting Started" section includes tips on  using quality electronic finding tools developed by the U.S. government. The guidelines section was developed to help you evaluate the content of health-related websites.