American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-242-8721 (1-800-AHA-USA1)
http://heart.org
The American Heart Association provides educational materials about high cholesterol and other heart disease risk factors. This national voluntary health agency’s mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy
Leawood, KS 66211
1-800-274-2237
http://familydoctor.org
Provides informational sheets on health topics and disease management.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
301-592-8573
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
The NHLBI is a part of the National Institutes of Health. The site provides information about cholesterol, heart disease risk factors, and various heart conditions. The institute conducts and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases as well as sleep disorders.
