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About The Heart Truth®

A national health education program aimed at preventing heart disease in women and other vulnerable populations.
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Take Action Together Toward Better Heart Health

Learn how you can live a heart-healthy lifestyle with the help of those closest to you.
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Learn More about Women and Heart Disease

9 out of 10 women have at least one risk factor for heart disease. Your age, family history, and habits all play a role.

Tools and Materials

We need your help to inspire women to take action to protect their heart health. Use these online tools to spread the word in your community.
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Healthy Hearts Network

The Heart Truth® Healthy Hearts Network is a network of organizations around the country committed to promoting and raising awareness about heart health.
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Related Initiatives
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Heart Health and Pregnancy

During pregnancy, your heart is working harder than usual to pump blood to you and your baby. Sometimes, the extra stress exposes risks to your heart health that were there before you got pregnant. Learn more about your heart health and pregnancy.
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Is Your Heart Health Activity on the #OurHearts Map?

Our Hearts is an initiative to get people across the country to engage in heart-healthy lifestyles together--with their friends, family, coworkers, and others in their community. Use #OurHearts in your Instagram and Twitter posts to join others across the nation who are committed to being heart-healthy together.
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Check Out New DASH Eating Plan Resources

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan is flexible and scientifically proven to lower blood pressure as fast as two weeks. We have new resources to guide you—wherever you are on your health journey. Get started!
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Learn About Heart Attack Symptoms

Learn the warning signs of a heart attack and how to take action if you are experiencing symptoms.
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Get Involved in American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month. Join us in raising awareness about how Americans can prevent heart disease.
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Celebrate Heart Health on National Wear Red Day

Join NHLBI, The Heart Truth, and organizations around the country on National Wear Red Day, celebrated each year on the first Friday in February, to bring greater attention to heart disease awareness as the leading cause of death for Americans. Use the poster, stickers, and social media resources below to promote Wear Red Day in your community.
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Research Feature
COVID-19 and the Heart: A Bounty of Questions
In the early months of the pandemic, alarms sounded after doctors noticed that people with heart disease were faring a lot worse than others who had contracted COVID-19. Almost a year later, researchers are...

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Contact us with questions or to order resources on The Heart Truth. You can also stay up to date on the latest news, events, and information from the NHLBI with our email alerts.
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