{"id":17729,"date":"2024-07-01T14:54:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=17729"},"modified":"2024-07-01T15:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T13:27:52","slug":"world-heart-day-2024-use-heart-for-action","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/world-heart-day-2024-use-heart-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"World Heart Day 2024: USE \u2764\ufe0f FOR ACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the world’s biggest killer\u202f\u2013 responsible for more than 20.5 million deaths every year.\u202fYet most countries still don’t prioritize heart health.\u202fNational policies for cardiovascular disease are lacking, insufficient or simply don’t exist.<\/p>\n
Our new three-year World Heart Day campaign aims to motivate every country to\u202fdevelop or support a national cardiovascular health plan, a necessary tool to prevent the leading cause of death worldwide. However, we can\u2019t do this alone. By signing our petition<\/a>, you can join us in advocating for stronger measures to protect heart health and save lives.<\/p>\n Current efforts to combat CVD at a national level are failing almost everywhere in the world. Yet 80% of premature deaths from heart attacks and strokes are preventable. A cardiovascular health plan acts as a strategic tool for reducing premature deaths from cardiovascular disease, while also cutting healthcare costs and productivity losses, saving hundreds of billions of dollars annually worldwide.<\/p>\n High-level decision-makers are needed to make a difference, but everyone has a role to be an influencer: the professional community, patients and the public. Help us send a powerful message to leaders worldwide by calling on everyone to sign the first global petition prioritizing heart health. Sign the petition here<\/a> and help us spread the word.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take a look at our new Playbook<\/a> to learn more about the campaign, create your own poster<\/a>, join our World Heart Day Challenge,<\/a> and share our new social media posts<\/a> with the hashtags #UseHeart, #WorldHeartDay and #HeartYes.<\/p>\n Please remember that World Heart Day resources can only be used in association with World Heart Day initiatives. They must be used as provided and can\u2019t be modified. For more details about the use of our resources, please go here.<\/a> WHF Members have exclusive access to the design files and can adapt and use the resources for their own campaigns.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s a cardiovascular health plan?<\/h5>\n
How can I get involved?<\/h5>\n
I signed the petition, what else?<\/strong><\/h5>\n