About Us
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The Heart Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation that funds research and promotes heart health in order to reduce the rates of cardiovascular disease in New Zealand. We encourage people to make positive lifestyle changes and develop environments which make healthy choices easy. Our message, based on 40 years of research, is simple and effective:
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Since the Heart Foundation's establishment in 1968, heart disease death rates in New Zealand have halved and stroke death rates have almost halved. Despite these encouraging figures, cardiovascular disease still accounts for more than 40% of all deaths in New Zealand each year. Many of these deaths are premature and preventable.
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The Heart Foundation cares for the heart health of New Zealanders by: The Foundation annually funds important research to increase knowledge about the causes, treatment and prevention of heart and blood vessel disease. The Heart Foundation works to improve the care and rehabilitation of people with heart and blood vessel disease, as well as provide information and support for their families and friends.
The Heart Foundation promotes heart health in the community through encouraging Healthy Eating, regular physical activity and being smokefree. We also offer education programmes to Schools and Early Childhood Centres in order to promote heart healthy habits to our children and young people. |
As a non-government, not-for-profit organisation, most of our work is funded by the generosity of the public through bequests, legacies and our own fundraising initiatives.
