If current trends of lifestyle continue, more heart disease will claim more lives by 2010 than any other disease in the world.
For more information, visit our Heart Condition Centre or take a look at some great graphics on heart disease.
The Heart Foundation has 3 key focus areas:
Health promotion to encourage prevention of heart disease
Support for people living with a heart condition
Fundraising to continue our work, with no government funding we raise every cent we spend.
Projects include:
Health Promotion
Educational material in the form of brochures, seminars, website content, award winning HEART magazine and media articles
Health checks
Children’s Programme (community empowerment education initiative in creche’s)
Primary School Programme (Grade 1-7)
Sow-A-Seed vegetable gardens
Heart Mark food approval programme to identify healthy products at a glance
Heart Mark Diet Line – free advice from dieticians
Support
Mended Hearts support group for people living with a heart condition
Mended Little Hearts for parent s of children with a heart condition
Food Beat newsletter
Fundraising
Red hearts collection boxes.
Events – fun activities for a good cause, held throughout the year (from Spring Balls , Dress Red day to Golf Days and everything in between)
We also rely on business's social responsibility and individuals generosity for donations and bequests.
