Heart Foundation Strategic Plan 2025–2029

Actions and Priorities - 2025-2029

We will develop targeted strategies and initiatives that address system-level determinants of health and the underlying drivers of health disparities. We will support and fund research into emerging environmental risk factors that pose a threat to heart health, including climate change, air pollution, microplastics, and food security. We will prioritise research into the effects of vaping on heart health, including its potential link to increased tobacco use.

We will establish broad collaborations across various sectors, including health, education, environment, and social services. These collaborations will focus on jointly raising awareness of heart disease risk factors that affect young people and on developing prevention programs to address these risks. We will create comprehensive and coordinated strategies that empower young people to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours.

We will focus on initiatives that address population-level determinants of health and that aim to create environments that support and promote healthier lifestyles for everyone.
We will deliver on the five pillars of the National Walking Initiative to encourage walking as a key component of daily life. We will implement the Blueprint for an Active Australia, a comprehensive strategy to increase physical activity across all age groups and communities.
We will build partnerships with government and industry to enhance urban planning and promote active and sustainable design. We will promote the principles of our Healthy Active by Design approach to encourage increased physical activity, connectivity, and access to green areas.
We will develop resources to support culinary skills, behaviour change, and food literacy. We will collaborate with government and industry to improve food quality, security, labelling, and reformulation.

We will develop targeted strategies and initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of obesogenic environments. We will focus efforts on creating healthier settings that support active lifestyles, nutritious diets, and overall heart health.
We will fund strategic research to deepen our understanding of how environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors influence heart health. We will use the research findings to inform policy development, prevention strategies, and future interventions and programs

Goal 1: Advance heart health equity

Goal 3: Prevent, detect, and manage risk early