The Great 8 is a visual-based tool created to improve communications around cardiovascular health between health professionals and patients, especially patients with low health literacy and limited English proficiency.

This deceptively simple document is meant to be used in conversations with patients.  It can be used to discuss cardiovascular disease related risks and actions taken to reduce risks. It can also be used to determine gaps in patient knowledge, and for self-management goal setting.  

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Great 8 is available in mobile-friendly and PDF formats and created for printing on black and white printers to accommodate a variety of settings. Some health care settings may wish to add these links to their electronic health record libraries for easy access in languages needed. Others may prefer to have printed copies available. For phone conversations, sending the mobile version as a link in text, in the preferred language, may be effective.

To learn how Great 8 could be used in your setting, view Tips for Getting the Most out of Great 8 (PDF).

Translated versions

English – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Burmese – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Amharic – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Arabic – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Chinese (S) – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Chinese (T) – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Chuukese – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Farsi – 1 page version – 8 page version 
French – 1 page version – 8 page version 
German – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Hindi – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Hmong – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Japanese – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Karen – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Khmer – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Korean – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Lao – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Marshallese – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Mixtec – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Nepali – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Oromo – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Portuguese – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Punjabi – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Romanian – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Russian – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Samoan – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Spanish - 1 page version - 8 page version 
Somali - 1 page version - 8 page version 
Swahili – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Tagalog – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Tamil – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Telugu – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Thai – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Tigrinya – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Ukrainian – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Urdu – 1 page version – 8 page version 
Vietnamese – 1 page version – 8 page version 

Is there another language you would like to see Great 8 offered in? Let us know by contacting HeartDisease@doh.wa.gov.


Financial support to develop Great 8 was provided through a Cooperative Agreement (NU58DP006462-01-01) with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The content does not represent the official view of any organization.