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In 2014, the Foundation of the National Lipid Association (FNLA), Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA), and Mended Hearts launched Cholesterol Counts, a program designed to accumulate Internet-based information on how much people know about their cholesterol, how much they care about their cholesterol and whether they are treated if their cholesterol is elevated. The goal of the survey is to get a pulse of cholesterol knowledge in the U.S. and find where gaps may exist.

During February—which is American Heart Month—the National Lipid Association (NLA) would like to recognize the important work underway by Million Hearts. This national initiative was launched by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2012, with the exciting goal of preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.