 A
large number of organisations exist concerned with different
aspects of heart disease. Some of the most useful are below.
| American
Heart Association |
| www.americanheart.org |
| The
American Heart Association publishes an extremely wide range
of books, fact sheets and leaflets and its website though
obviously geared for the USA contains much useful and relevant
information on prevention and self-help. |
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| ASH
(Action on Smoking and Health) |
102
Clifton Street
London EC2A 4HW
Tel: 0208 739 5902 |
| www.ash.org.uk |
| National
campaigning charity with branches UK wide, working at many
levels to tackle problem of smoking and smoking-related
diseases and their effects. Useful information on quitting
or cutting down. |
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| British
Heart Foundation (UK) |
14
Fitzhardinge Street
London W1H 6DH
Tel: 020 7935 0185 |
| www.bhf.org.uk |
| The
British Heart Foundation is a charity working to fight against
heart disease. Publishes a range of excellent leaflets on
various aspects of heart disease. Comprehensive website
has a Healthy Heart section describing links between heart
disease and smoking, alcohol, physical exercise, diet, stress
and high blood pressure. BHF also funds and co-ordinates
the Heartstart UK initiative which promotes and develops
emergency life support training throughout the UK. |
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| Cardiac
Risk in the Young (CRY) |
Unit
7, Epsom Downs Metro Centre
Waterfield
Tadworth
Surrey KT20 5LR
Tel: 01737 363 222 |
| www.c-r-y.org.uk/ |
| One
of the many aims of CRY is to emphasise the considerable
amount that can be done to help young people who have been
diagnosed as having a cardiac condition. The also provide
counsel and support to families affected. |
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| Coronary
Prevention Group |
2 Taviton
Street
London WC1H 0BT
Tel: 020 7927 2125 |
| www.healthnet.org.uk |
| Organisation
formed in 1979 by a group of doctors and other experts it
is solely concerned with preventing heart disease. Its user-friendly
website Healthnet contains over 700 pages of health and
lifestyle information. |
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| Heart
Health Promotion Website (UK) |
| www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/mshhp/ |
| Sponsored
by the Department of Health, this website provides easy
to use information relating to heart health, aimed at young
people. Includes information on heart disease as it affects
different people including black and minority ethnic groups,
nutrition and alcohol, smoking, exercise and substance misuse. |
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| H.E.A.R.T.
UK |
7 North
Road, Maidenhead
Berkshire SL6 1PE
Tel: 01628 628 638 |
| www.heartuk.org.uk |
| Organisation
commited to early detection of families with genetic lipid
(blood fat) disorders, those prone to premature angina and
heart attack for other reasons. |
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