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Heart Health Check Toolkit

Together, we can change the future of heart disease

The power of your ongoing support can help save lives and keep more families together. Help us continue to fund promising heart research projects by donating today. ...

Time to book a Heart Health Check?

If you're 45 and over, or 30 and over if you're of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you should book your Heart Health Check today...

Clinical guidelines and position statements

We have developed a range of resources for you to use as part of routine care. ...

Heart attack recovery – quit smoking

Smoking is a major risk factor for heart disease. Get the facts on quitting and how it can help you recover. ...

Q&A with Associate Professor Gary Sacks

Policies for creating healthier food environments: increasing evidence and accountability for action ...

Key healthy eating messages for heart attack recovery 

Eating healthy foods can help you recover and reduce your risk of more heart problems. ...

Q&A with Dr Eleanor Quested

Harnessing the appeal of professional sport to improve health for men with cardiovascular disease...

Our research stories

We fund amazing researchers who have important stories to tell...

Heart Foundation congratulates Imelda Lynch on appointment to Ministerial research advisory board

Media Release - 28 September 2021...

Relationships and sex after a heart attack

Explore some useful things to know about intimacy after a heart attack....

Absolute CVD risk charts

Absolute CVD risk charts provide a visual tool to calculate CVD risk for use in practice in Australia....

Permanent Pacemaker (PPM)

A small, battery-powered device that is fitted under the skin of your upper chest....

What is heart valve disease?

Heart valve disease means that your heart valve or valves don't open or close properly....

Is salt bad for your heart?

Most Australians are eating more than the recommended amounts and this can cause health problems....

Baking recipes

Find heart healthy baking recipes ...

Key Statistics: Heart Failure

Statistics and information on heart failure in Australia ...

For Professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples information and resources

Resources for providing best practice cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples....

Feelings and emotions after a heart attack

This is a guide to how you might be feeling after a heart attack. ...

Snack recipes

Search for healthy snack ideas...

Building digital health trust to improve cardiovascular disease prevention in chronic kidney disease

Dr Jaimon Kelly, Institution: The University of Queensland...

Quesadillas with avocado and tomato salsa

12 minutes

Serves 6 (as a side)

Cardiac rehabilitation resources for healthcare providers

Useful cardiac rehabilitation resources for health professionals....

Exercise boosts artery health in middle-aged and older men, not testosterone therapy

Media Release - 22 February 2021...

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Clinical information and links to SCAD resources....

Seafood recipes

Find heart healthy seafood recipes...

Chicken fajitas

20 minutes

Serves 4

For Professionals: Coronary artery calcium scoring

The National Heart Foundation of Australia Position Statement: Coronary artery calcium scoring for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Australia.¹...

Building physical activity into urban planning and design

Resources available for built environment professionals to help guide in the development of active outdoor and indoor spaces....