Advocacy
The following resources provide information to assist you in advocating for your clients:
Government Resources
- Access America for People with Disabilities
- Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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American Heart Association's You're the Cure
Be an advocate for heart disease and stroke. Join the You're the Cure network.
Go Red for Women
About 480,000 women die of cardiovascular disease annually, more than the total number of cardiovascular disease-related deaths in men or the next four causes of death combined. Please visit the Go Red for Women Website. Support the HEART for Women Act, legislation before Congress to improve screening and treatment of heart disease in women
American Heart Association Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update. The following guidelines represent a major collaborative effort by the American Heart Association and 14 other professional and governmental organizations. Another 15 organizations endorsed the guidelines.