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Hearty Lives

Girls holding fruitIn some areas of the UK people can be five times more likely to die from heart disease than those living half a mile away.

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.

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 e-mail heartylives@bhf.org.uk