Heart Truth Delaware: A Program of the Delaware Primary Care Partnership

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Download Referral Guidelines

Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women–2011 Update: The Guidlines Summary highlights key points of the guidelines in a format providers can quickly and easily reference when treating patients, helping healthcare providers translate American Heart Association science into practice.
View and print the complete 2011 Guidelines from Circulation.

Quick Reference Information: Medicare Preventive Services: One Page Reference with HCPSC/CPT Codes, ICD-9-CM Codes, Who is Covered, Frequency of Coverage and Beneficiary Pays.

The American Medical Association Health Literacy Video: “Health literacy and patient safety: Help patients understand,” gives detailed techiques and specific steps for physicians and their staff on helping patients with limited health literacy.

• 10-Year Heart Attack Risk Calculator: Excel Spreadsheet

• 10-Year Heart Attack Risk Calculator: Online Tool

Hyperlipidemia:

Smoking Cessation:

5 A’s for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence 

Obesity:

Summary of NHLBI recommendations 

Depression screening:

• MacArthur Initiative on Depression Primary Care
• Depression Tool Kit
• Patient Health Questinnaire (PHQ-9) in English
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in Spanish

Domestic Violence Screening:

Link to ACOG screening recommendations
 

Use The Heart Truth Delaware Community Resource Guide for cardiac specialists and preventive health services

Download Guidelines and Clinical Tools to your PDA

CVD Risk Assessment:

• Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs–Physician Quick Reference Tool — for Palm OS
• AHA Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease in Women:
• AHA Guidlines for PDA’s — for Palm OS and PocketPC

Hypertension:

• High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents – for Palm OS and PocketPC
• JNC 7 (High Blood Pressure Guidelines) Application — for Palm OS and PocketPC

Hyperlipidemia:

ATP III Cholesterol Guidelines – for Palm OS 

Obesity:

• OEI Treatment Guidelines Implementation Tool — for Palm OS and PocketPC
• BMI Calculator – for Palm OS and PocketPC

Diabetes:

Download the 2009 ADA Standards of Care from the Clinical Practice Recommendations to your Palm or Pocket PC handheld devices 

Call Delaware Quitline Toll-Free: 1-866-409-1858 

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