Health Information - Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon

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Heart Disease

What is Heart Disease?
Warning Signs
Prevention of Risk Factors
Tests
Treatment
Living With Heart Disease
Emergency Care/CPR
Heart Disease Conditions

Stroke

What is Stroke?
Warning Signs
Prevention of Risk Factors
Tests
Treatment
Living with Stroke

Healthy Living

Healthy Eating
Recipes
Physical Activity
Family Health
Healthy Weight
Health Check™
Other Resources

Heart and Stroke Foundation Position Statements

Access to Affordable, Healthy and Nutritious Foods
Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
Becoming or Remaining Smoke-free
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Dietary Sodium, Heart Disease and Stroke
Low carb diets
Obesity
Physical Activity, Heart Disease and Stroke
Public Access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
Schools and Nutrition
Schools and Physical Activity
The Built Environment
Trans fatty acids

Recipes
Health Check

BC Resuscitation
Patient Programs in BC
Hearts in Motion™ Walking Clubs
Health Information Videos (BC)

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