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About The Heart Truth®

A national health education program that raises awareness about heart disease and encourages people to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
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Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Download this easy-to-read booklet to help you make the lifestyle changes that will lower cholesterol & reduce your risk for heart disease.
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You can prevent heart disease. Yes, YOU!

It's never too early for women to start thinking about their heart health. About 1 in 16 women age 20 and older have coronary heart disease.
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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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Community Subcontract Program

The Heart Truth Community Subcontract Program supports organizations in executing projects that will reduce the burden of heart disease and encourage healthy behavior change to improve heart health.
Community Subcontract Program
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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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Check Out 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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COVID-19 and the Heart

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, most commonly affects the lungs but It can also lead to serious heart problems. Learn how COVID-19 affects the heart.
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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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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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NHLBI Center for Health Information
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