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Heart health advocacy

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Heart health advocacy

Advocating for better heart health across Australia

At the Heart Foundation, we work relentlessly to improve heart health through advocacy, policy change, and community action. Our efforts focus on heart disease prevention and practical ways to improve heart health across the nation.

Our advocacy reflects a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of various health and social issues that impact on cardiovascular health, driving forward our vision for heart health to be achievable by everybody in Australia by 2050.

From state-based initiatives to national policy submissions, we are actively working on solutions for how to prevent heart disease and ensure better heart health for everybody in Australia. Learn more about the key areas we focus on and how you can get involved in advocating for a healthier future.

Our recent advocacy wins
  • Secured a three year extension of funding the Medicare Heart Health Check.
  • Strengthened tobacco and e-cigarette control legislation.
  • Continued Australian Government investment in the Heart Foundation’s National Walking Initiative.
  • Secured Australian Government investment for remote community laundries as a way to help reduce incidence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

Our advocacy and partnerships

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Heart health submissions to Government

Every day we are advocating to government and industry to improve heart health.

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State based advocacy

Every day in each state and territory, we are advocating to government and industry to improve heart health.

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Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance

The Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (ACDPA) brings together five leading non-government health organisations to prevent chronic disease in Australia.

Two Heart Foundation staff at AgFest in Tasmania

Tasmania Election Statement

As the snap Tasmanian state election approaches, we're calling for parties and candidates to commit to three actions to tackle the state’s biggest killer: heart disease.

Influencing change through advocacy

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Smoking, tobacco and e-cigarette regulation

Smoking rates are coming down in Australia but there are still more than 20,000 deaths caused by smoking every year.

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Environment, climate change and heart health

Information on how air pollution, heatwaves and bushfires can impact heart health, and what you can do to look after yourself.

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Remote Laundries project

The Heart Foundation and Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG) have joined forces to enable people access to washing facilities, which helped reduce the spread of scabies infections by up to 60%.

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Shockingly Simple

Learn what an AED is and what you can do during a cardiac arrest.

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Built environment and heart health

Resources available to help guide in the development and advocacy for healthy, active places and spaces

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Food standards and nutrition for heart health

Explore the Heart Foundation’s submissions on food standards and nutrition for heart health.