CVD Resources

Here are some resources and information about blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic diseases, and their risk factors. You will be able to find ways to reduce the risks of developing these diseases and ways to improve your health. You can also ask your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider for more information.

Diabetes

• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Capsana
• Diabetes Québec

Hypertension

• Hypertension Canada
• La Société québécoise d’hypertension artérielle
• Heart and Stroke Foundation 
• Statistics Canada: High Blood Pressure, by age group
• Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
• Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Risk factors

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention High Blood Pressure Education Materials
• American Heart Association: Know your Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure
• World Heart Federation: Risk Factors for Hypertension
• Canadian Stroke Best Practices
• Association canadienne pour la santé mentale
• Association québécoise de la douleur chronique
• Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances
• Discutons Santé 
• Educ’Alcool
• Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
• Sobriété du Canada

Public health

• Ontario Public Health Units
• Institut national de santé publique du Québec
• Public Health Agency of Canada