Grant Opportunities 

 Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Initiatives:
GWTG is a quality improvement program developed by the American Heart Association. There currently are programs in heart disease, stroke and congestive heart failure. The Section has provided seed money for hospitals to begin participation in GWTG stroke and heart failure.

Resources

 A summary of the new Michigan legislation: Michigan Public Act 493 decreases the availability of mercury-based blood pressure manometers.

An Ounce of Prevention...Why Investing in Prevention Pays :
A brochure developed by the Michigan Steps Up Healthcare Group that summarizes key benefits of health promotion/disease prevention.

 Blood Pressure Measurement Procedure:
Step-by-step procedure for accurate blood pressure measurement using the latest American Heart Association guidelines, 2003.

 Blood Pressure Measurement Quality Improvement CD:  A free self-instructional CD based professional education program addressing standardized measurement procedure, equipment issues, common errors, testing of knowledge and interpretation of Kortokoff sounds and home measurement by patients. Contact hours (1.1 beginning June 18, 2008) are available for the program.

 Healthy Lifestyle Prescription:
Advice and resources printed on a prescription format that focuses on smoking cessation, healthy eating and regular physical activity. Designed for healthcare providers to assist them to provide consistent advice to their patient population, 2005.

Heart Failure Patient Record
This patient health record was developed in conjunction with MPRO to improve communication with the heart failure patient after discharge between the family, physician and home care. You can reprint it or use this information as a model for your own program.

Patient Health Record 
A wallet-size tri-fold health record for individuals to record health information, periodic tests and health goals. This was designed around the MQIC preventive recommendations/guidelines, 2005.

 Stroke and CVD Risk Screening Form 
A model screening form developed for use in community and faith-based stroke and CVD risk screening programs.