Health for Every Heart
Actions
1.1 Improve heart health and wellbeing for priority populations
Improve heart health and life expectancy for populations experiencing disparities, including people in rural and remote areas, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, women, First Nations communities, and underserved populations including those experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage.
1.2 Address the disparities in heart health for First Nations Peoples
In collaboration with First Nations leadership, implement community-led programs supporting environmental and technological advancements to improve heart health for all First Nations Peoples. Support collective efforts to end acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
1.3 Advocate for policies to address social, environmental, cultural, and commercial determinants of heart health
Advocate for government policies and regulations that address social, cultural, environmental, and commercial determinants of heart health.
1.4 Ensure consumers, communities, and people with lived experience continuously inform our work
Engage consumers, communities, and those with lived experience to shape our programs, policies, and priorities through meaningful co-design approaches.
1.5 Ensure equitable access to information and resources
Ensure equitable access to high-quality, culturally appropriate, evidence-based information, resources, education, and supports.
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I have a heart condition
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I want a healthy lifestyle
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If the MyHeart MyLife program had been available, it would have answered my questions and given me the support I needed on my journey.”
Greg
Lived experience of heart disease
If the MyHeart MyLife program had been available, it would have answered my questions and given me the support I needed on my journey.”
Greg
Lived experience of heart disease
Greg Page's second chance
Greg Page, a founding member of The Wiggles, woke up in the hospital to hear the shocking words, "You had a heart attack that caused a cardiac arrest" after performing on stage at a Wiggles concert in 2020. Thanks to the quick action of an audience member and the availability of an automated external defibrillator (AED), his life was saved.
"Without bystanders who knew how to do CPR and had access to an AED, I wouldn’t be here."
Learn more about Greg's inspiring story and what that experience has led him to do.
Register your details to join the MyHeart MyLife program for free.
Tell us more about yourself so we can tailor your support.
Receive information and advice over 12 weeks to help you live well with heart disease.
Dr Ailin Lepletier is a research fellow at Griffith University’s Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, where she leads pioneering research on immunotherapies. Her research has a particular focus on the autoimmune complications of Streptococcus pyogenes infections, including rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). She has also contributed to the development of vaccines to prevent these infections, which have now progressed into clinical trials.
Dr Lepletier has authored 40 scientific publications in influential journals and received prestigious awards from the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology and the European Society for Medical Oncology. She has secured $5.4 million in grant funding as chief investigator from organisations including the Heart Foundation, Leducq Foundation and Advance Queensland to support research aimed at reducing the burden of RHD in Australia and globally.
Crisis support
Your doctor
Check in with your general practitioner (GP) and healthcare team to seek help in managing your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Lifeline
Call Lifeline (13 11 14) for confidential crisis support via phone, text or online chat.
13 Yarn
Call 13YARN (13 92 76) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis support.
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First Nations heart health
More First Nations people are impacted by cardiovascular (CVD) than other Australians.
What is heart disease?
Heart disease can occur 10 to 20 years earlier among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and can lead to long-term health problems.
What is acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease?
Rheumatic heart disease is a serious disease that causes damage to your heart valves.
A safe place to connect
Those who have experienced a cardiac event know all too well how feelings of anxiety and isolation can last long after the physical symptoms have subsided.
The Heart Foundation’s My Heart My Life online peer-support program provides a safe space for people living with heart disease to connect, share tips to live a heart-healthy life, and be reassured that there is hope after the heartache.
Donate now to help support programs like My Heart My Life or register to join the My Heart My Life community.
Resources for rural and remote communities
Are you a healthcare professional working in a rural or remote area? The following resources are designed to complement and support your patient education.
You can also download a copy of the Warning signs of a heart attack resource.
You can also download a copy of the Heart-healthy eating resource.
You can also download a copy of the Getting on top of your medicines resource.