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Research Award Recipients 2021
Recipients awarded in 2021, commencing research projects in 2022
Full listing of the Heart Foundation Award Recipients announced in 2021, commencing research projects in 2022.
For any enquiries, please contact the Research Program team at research@heartfoundation.org.au
Research Awards Listing
Heart Health Check Toolkit
Heart Health Check Toolkit
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...
Together, we can change the future of heart disease
Together, we can change the future of heart disease
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. ...
Health Professional Tools
Health Professional Tools
Health Professional Tools
Guidelines, publications and support for the health professional community....
Mental health and heart disease
Mental health and heart disease
Mental health and heart disease
Having a mental health condition can have a negative impact on your heart health and increase your risk of heart disease....
Our programs and initiatives
Our programs and initiatives
Our programs and initiatives
The Heart Foundation delivers innovative, evidence-based programs and initiatives to support and prevent heart disease in Australia...
Managing your funding
Managing your funding
Managing your funding
Resources to help manage your grant, scholarship or fellowship....
Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD or AICD)
Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD or AICD)
This is a device inserted into your chest to return abnormal heart rhythms to normal using electrical impulses. ...
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....
WEBINAR | Absolute CVD risk assessment practical update
WEBINAR | Absolute CVD risk assessment practical update
A multidisciplinary panel of experts discuss the practical application of absolute CVD risk assessment through Heart Health Checks....
Nicoise salad
Nicoise salad
Nicoise salad
The Heart Foundation Community
The Heart Foundation Community
The Heart Foundation Community
We need your opinion, experience and skills to help us improve the heart health of all Australians. ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Heart Health Projects
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Heart Health Projects
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Heart Health Projects
Projects aimed at improving the heart health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...
Sorting out your finances after a heart attack
Sorting out your finances after a heart attack
Sorting out your finances after a heart attack
Explore how to manage your financial concerns after a heart attack. ...
Support for young adults: Online events
Support for young adults: Online events
Support for young adults: Online events
Check back in for the latest updates on Supporting Young Heart events...
Italian fish parcels
Italian fish parcels
Italian fish parcels
Exercises to do at home
Exercises to do at home
Exercises to do at home
All you need to know about keeping active during COVID-19....
Coronary Angiogram Test
Coronary Angiogram Test
This is a common test done to find out angina symptoms, or during or after a heart attack. ...
Lunch recipes
Lunch recipes
Lunch recipes
Search our lunch recipe ideas...
Action Plans
Action Plans
Action Plans
Recovery is a long journey, so having a plan makes a huge difference. Using an action plan gives you a step-by-step guide to improving your lifestyle....
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....
Sweet potato breakfast hash
Sweet potato breakfast hash
Sweet potato breakfast hash
For Professionals: COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
For Professionals: COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
For Professionals: COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
Information and resources for health care professionals....
Heart health submissions to Government
Heart health submissions to Government
Every day we are lobbying government and industry to improve heart health....
Finding a new purpose: Geoff Lester’s heart story
Finding a new purpose: Geoff Lester’s heart story
Finding a new purpose: Geoff Lester’s heart story
Dr Geoff Lester, 35, is training to be a cardiologist at Coffs Harbour Hospital. He has survived three high-risk open-heart surgeries and two strokes....
For Professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples information and resources
For Professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples information and resources
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....
How your heart works
How your heart works
How your heart works
Your heart is a muscle that pumps blood to all parts of your body. The blood gives your body the oxygen and nourishment it needs to work properly. ...
Key Statistics: Cardiovascular Disease
Key Statistics: Cardiovascular Disease
Statistics and information on Cardiovascular disease in Australia. ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Advocacy
Cardiac Rehabilitation Advocacy
Heart procedures and devices
Heart procedures and devices
Heart procedures and devices
If you have a heart condition, your doctor may recommend different treatments, including procedures or devices. ...