Getting active at school
Physical activity resources for school staff.
The Heart Foundation and physical activity in schools
The Heart Foundation knows children need to be more active. By increasing physical activity at school, and by walking or riding to school, children are better able to meet their physical activity needs.
Resources
This page contains Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for adults and older Australian’s and the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years; and the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Young People including links to brochures and other resources. | ||
Established in 1983, Jump Rope for Heart is our skipping and fundraising program run in schools throughout the year. It encourages kids to have a positive attitude towards exercise, healthy eating and heart health while raising vital funds to fight heart disease. | ||
2018 report card on physical activity for children and young people | The 2018 Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Young People was developed using synthesised data from a number of national and state/territory-based surveys. | |
A fact sheet to help teachers get students up and about. |
More Australians die of Heart Disease than any other cause.
More Australians die of Heart Disease than any other cause.
More Australians die of Heart Disease than any other cause.
And the heartache lasts a lifetime. But you can help the Heart Foundation fund life-saving research to keep more families together....
Heart Health Check Toolkit
Heart Health Check Toolkit
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Join our community of fundraisers who are committed to taking action to fight heart disease....
For professionals: Heart Health Checks
For professionals: Heart Health Checks
Heart Health Checks have been supported by Medicare since April 2019....
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Sign up now and discover delicious, easy to follow dinner recipes. Plus shopping lists, tips and other helpful information to make healthy eating easy. ...
Fats, oils and heart health
Fats, oils and heart health
Fats, oils and heart health
Get the right balance of healthy fats in your diet ...
Long-term recovery after a heart attack
Long-term recovery after a heart attack
Long-term recovery after a heart attack
Information to help you adjust to what could be the 'new normal'...
Life changing research currently underway
Life changing research currently underway
Life changing research currently underway
Search our current researcher's and the ground breaking research being undertaken....
Blood pressure and your heart
Blood pressure and your heart
Blood pressure and your heart
Understand blood pressure and how it can impact your heart health....
Smoking and your heart
Smoking and your heart
Smoking and your heart
Understand how smoking can impact your heart health. ...
The Heart Foundation Alumni Program
The Heart Foundation Alumni Program
The Heart Foundation Alumni Program
Stay connected with your research alumni community. ...
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
After having five open heart surgeries between the ages of 13 and 41, Peter knows a thing or two about recovery....
National Action Plan for Heart and Stroke
National Action Plan for Heart and Stroke
National Action Plan for Heart and Stroke
The national heart and stroke action plan aims to identify and prioritise action to reduce the impact of heart disease and stroke....
Reading food labels
Reading food labels
Reading food labels
Nutrition information panels and ingredients lists are a good way of comparing similar foods so you can choose the healthiest option....
Research connect newsletter
Research connect newsletter
Research connect newsletter
The Research Connect Newsletter provides monthly updates on the Heart Foundation Research Program....
A nurse shares her top recovery tips for young cardiac patients
A nurse shares her top recovery tips for young cardiac patients
A nurse shares her top recovery tips for young cardiac patients
Pauline is a nurse and shares advice for young people who have had a heart event or are recovering from surgery....
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy, Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack. However, after experiencing a ‘widow maker’, she counts herself lucky....
Supporting Young Hearts
Supporting Young Hearts
Supporting Young Hearts
Advice from young people living with a heart condition....
Key Statistics: Heart Failure
Key Statistics: Heart Failure
Statistics and information on heart failure in Australia ...
Driving and travelling after a heart attack
Driving and travelling after a heart attack
Driving and travelling after a heart attack
Explore our guide for driving and heart attack recovery. ...
Q&A with Dr Dean Picone
Q&A with Dr Dean Picone
Q&A with Dr Dean Picone
Kylie defied the heart attack stereotypes
Kylie defied the heart attack stereotypes
Kylie defied the heart attack stereotypes
Cardiac rehabilitation was a turning point for Kylie and essential to her heart failure recovery....
Stay informed about COVID-19
Stay informed about COVID-19
Stay informed about COVID-19
If you have heart disease, you are more vulnerable to severe complications....
Time to book a Heart Health Check?
Time to book a Heart Health Check?
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...
For professionals: Heart failure tools and resources
For professionals: Heart failure tools and resources
Resources for healthcare professionals on the management of patients with heart failure ...
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) clinical resources
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) clinical resources
Resources and clinical information for health professionals...
Healthy Food Access Tasmania
Healthy Food Access Tasmania
Healthy Food Access Tasmania
We've been working on several projects with local governments across Tasmania, big and small....
Salad recipes
Salad recipes
Salad recipes
Search through our tasty salad recipes...
Mexican spice blend
Mexican spice blend
Mexican spice blend
Research funding programs
Research funding programs
Research funding programs
Our research funding supports outstanding researchers who share our vision of an Australia free from heart disease. ...