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Heart Health

For people who have an increased risk of heart disease or would like to improve their heart health.

It can come as quite a shock to learn that you're at risk of heart disease, but the good news is you can actively reduce your risk by making some targeted changes to your lifestyle.

Of course, we’re not here to replace your doctor or medical specialist or their advice. Rather we aim to give you extra information to help you work effectively with all your health professionals to stay as well as possible.


This program will help you:

  • Understand the most common forms of heart disease
  • Learn about the risk factors for developing heart disease and what you can do to reduce your risk
  • Build the key everyday habits like healthy eating and regular exercise that can help to protect your heart
  • Appreciate the importance of good mental health for a healthy heart.
Week Topic Key Information
1 Taking Stock
  • How this program can help
  • The most common forms of heart disease explained
  • Information session on Coronary Artery Disease
  • Information session on Congestive Heart Failure
2 At Risk
  • The key risk factors for heart disease,
  • Information session on Coping With A Health Condition
3 Strategic Goal-Setting
  • Setting realistic and achievable goals for reducing your risk of heart disease
4 The Big Three
  • Tackling three most important risk factors for heart disease - blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking
  • Information session on Hypertension
5 Physical Activity: What, When & How
  • Why physical activity can help protect your heart health
  • Being active safely with heart disease
6 Heart-Healthy Eating & Drinking
  • Eating and drinking for a healthy heart
7 Weight Management
  • How your weight can affect your risk of  heart disease
8 Stress & Your Heart
  • The impact of stress on your heart health and your general wellbeing
  • Relaxation techniques to reduce stress
9 Mind & Body
  • The relationship between mental health and your heart
  • Recognising and dealing with depression
10 Out & About
  • Enjoying your social life without risking your heart
11 In Case Of Emergency
  • Recognising the warning signs of a heart attack
  • Recovering from a heart attack
12 Locking In Long-Term Healthy Habits

 

Practical information

Our programs present key medical research on improving your heart health summarised into practical tips and strategies you can use every day.

Overseen by medical experts

All material in our programs is approved and overseen by medical practitioners and updated periodically to reflect current official health guidelines.

Step-by-step

Learning about a complex health condition takes time. So does making lasting changes to your habits.  Our programs are delivered in modules that provide manageable amounts of information as well as activities that you can incorporate into your lifestyle easily and gradually.

Available online whenever you are

You can log into Heart Health any time you’re online. Once you’ve completed the program, the modules and articles remain available should you ever want to review or share any of the information.



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