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Heart Week 2022

With one Australian having a heart attack or stroke every 4 minutes, you have the power to change this statistic. ...

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...

Health Professional Tools

Guidelines, publications and support for the health professional community....

Improving heart health for people living with and beyond cancer

Associate Professor Aaron Sverdlov, Institution: The University of Newcastle...

Feelings and emotions after a heart attack

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

Lamb recipes

Find heart healthy lamb recipes....

Leaving a gift in your Will: A lasting legacy

One of the most powerful ways to help support a future without heart disease is to include a gift to the Heart Foundation in your Will...

Help others in need through a gift in your Will

Ian “did not hesitate” to leave 100% of his estate to the Heart Foundation....

Let’s chew the fat about cholesterol: your top five questions answered

15 February 2022...

Italian fish parcels

20 minutes

Serves 4

Types of physical activity

Nine out of 10 Australians could reduce the risk of heart disease by walking as little as 15 minutes more each day....

One pot green goodness pasta

15 minutes

Serves 2

Asian recipes

Find heart healthy Asian recipes....

Heart Foundation Walking

Learn more about Heart Foundation Walking and find your local walking group....

Aussie men among the world’s most obese, new data

Media Release - 16 November 2020...

Targeting the gut microbes to treat cardiovascular disease

Associate Professor Francine Marques, Institution: Monash University...

Driving and travelling after a heart attack

Explore our guide for driving and heart attack recovery. ...

HEART WEEK 2022: TWO-THIRDS OF AT-RISK AUSSIES IGNORING VITAL HEART CHECK-UPS

Monday, 2 May, 2022...

Workplace giving program

Workplace giving is a simple and tax effective way for employees to make regular donations to a cause they care about. ...

24-hour Blood Pressure Monitoring

Blood pressure monitoring at home using a 24-hour blood pressure monitor test....

Research Directory

Your heart medicines

Information about commonly prescribed heart medicines. ...

Clinical guidelines and position statements

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Heart Health Projects

Projects aimed at improving the heart health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...

What is plant-based eating

Learn about plant-based eating and its impact on heart health ...

Relationships and sex after a heart attack

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

My health for life program

The Heart Foundation is a proud supporter of the Queensland My health for life program...

What is angina?

Angina is a type of chest pain or discomfort that’s a symptom of an underlying heart problem, usually coronary heart disease (CHD)....