Resources for Employers and Communities
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation offers the following resources for employers and the community at large:

Employer Resources

• Speakers on topics, including:   
  - Cholesterol/diet. 
  - Heart disease risk factors. 
  - Women and heart disease. 
  - Low fat cooking. 
  - Weight management. 
  - Physical activity/fitness. 
  - Hypertension. 
  - Stress management. 
  - Heart attack prevention.
  - Behavior change.
  - Diabetes and Heart Disease. 
  

• Computerized risk assessments for employees: 
  - "HeartTest" - questionnaire/report designed to indicate the level of cardiovascular
    disease risk and to suggest ways to decrease modifiable risks. 
  
• Health screening services: 
  - Blood lipid profile. 
  - Fingerstick cholesterol screening. 
  - Blood pressure screening 
  - Body Mass Index (BMI) - staffed by a registered dietician, this interactive
    educational display assists individuals in finding their BMI while providing
    encouragement and guidance on achieving and maintaining weight.
• Health fair resources/interactive educational displays: 
  - HeartFair: interactive display designed to educate people about the modifiable risk
     factors associated with the development of heart disease. Includes topic-specific
     educational literature. Staff offers individual counseling and answers questions.
  - Prevent First MI: designed for use in educating higher risk audiences about heart
    attack. 
  - HiTECH Heart: dynamic, interactive heart model for use in sharing the message of
     heart health with fourth grade children at school sites throughout the state.
  

Community Resources

• Health screening services: 
  - Blood lipid profile. 
  - Fingerstick cholesterol screening.
  - Blood pressure screening. 
  
• HeartMatters classes and workshop topics: 
  - Smoking cessation
  - Low fat cooking 
  - Nutrition 
  - Diet/weight management 
  - Exercise 
  - Stress management 
• Interactive educational displays: 
  - HeartFair : interactive display designed to educate people about the modifiable risk
     factors associated with the development of heart disease. Includes topic-specific
     educational literature. Staff offers individual counseling and answers questions. 
  - Prevent First MI: designed for use in educating higher risk audiences about heart
    attack. 
  - HiTECH Heart: dynamic, interactive heart model for use in sharing the message of
    heart health with fourth grade children at school sites throughout the state.