PRESS RELEASE
National Partnership of American College of Cardiology and National Alliance for Hispanic Health Delivers Heart Health Guides in Cardiologists Offices and to Consumers By Calling 1-866-SU-FAMILIA
WASHINGTON, DC "Today marks a milestone in heart health for Hispanic communities," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nations leading Hispanic health advocacy group. "Over 28,000 cardiologists now have new Spanish language resources in their offices through the American College of Cardiologys CardioSmart portal, the leading source of heart health information, and over 10,000 Hispanic health consumers have received Caring for Your Heart, a comprehensive bilingual heart health guide co-published by the Alliance with the American Heart Association."
The announcement of what is the largest effort ever to deliver heart health information for Hispanic communities comes as cardiologists from around the country gather today in Washington, DC at the American College of Cardiologys headquarters, Heart House. "We are proud of our partnership with the Alliance to deliver best in the field information to Hispanic patients. As our country moves forward with health reform, delivering quality care to Hispanic communities must be central to our efforts and todays gathering of Hispanic cardiologists and announcement of new bilingual resources marks a first step in that effort," said Dr. Jack Lewin, Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Cardiology.
"Getting the most accurate, up to date, and language-appropriate information about heart health into the hands of doctors, nurses, and their Hispanic patients at the point of clinical contact is going to get a lot easier thanks to this new cooperative effort," said Dr. Miguel Quiñones, Co-Chair of the National Hispanic Cardiology Leadership Network, a leadership group of heart health professionals that spearheaded todays announcement of new materials with ACC and the Alliance with support from AstraZeneca.
New Spanish fact sheets explaining key heart health topics such as atherosclerosis, cholesterol, and blood pressure have been developed by the health professional members of the Leadership Network and are being delivered online to cardiologists offices through the ACCs CardioSmart website (www.cardiosmart.org) and by the Alliance through the heart health page of its website (www.hispanichealth.org/cardio). In addition, callers to the Alliances toll-free bilingual Su Familia National Hispanic Familiy Health Helpline can also get the fact sheets, a new bilingual book "Caring for Your Heart" ("Cuidando su Corazón") co-published with the American Heart Association, and referrals to a health care provider in their community.
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For Immediate Release
May 20, 2009
Contact: Adam J. Segal • 202.422.4673
media@hispanichealth.org
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