Hearty Lives

Making a difference
People living in the poorest neighbourhoods will, on average, die several years earlier than people living in the richest neighbourhoods. Heart disease is a major cause of these premature death rates.

Our £11 million Hearty Lives programme aims to reduce these inequalities in heart disease through local partnership working and tailored projects for those who need them most.

Hear from some of the people whose lives have been changed by Hearty Lives in our evaluation summary brochure and read the detailed evaluation report.

Where to find us:

Some of the ways we help 

  • risk assessments for hard to reach communities at risk of heart disease in Dundee, Scotland
  • helping people with mental health problems to access heart health services in Bolsover, Derbyshire
  • promoting smoke-free homes to prevent children and young people from taking up smoking in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
  • lifestyle support for unemployed people, as well as support for employers to set up workplace health programmes in Cookstown, Northern Ireland  

More information

For more information about Hearty Lives please email heartylives@bhf.org.uk