{"id":8780,"date":"2019-07-02T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/welcome-to-world-heart-day-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-07-02T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T09:08:00","slug":"welcome-to-world-heart-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/welcome-to-world-heart-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to World Heart Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-12527 media-12527\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/WHD-Logo-Lock-up-RGB-ENG-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/world-heart-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Heart Day<\/strong><\/a><strong> takes place on 29th September every year<\/strong> and is the <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Heart Federation<\/a>&#8216;s and the world&#8217;s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke.<\/p>\n<p>This year, our campaign\u00a0focuses on <strong>creating a global community of Heart Heroes<\/strong> \u2026 people from all walks of life who are\u00a0acting now to live longer,\u00a0better, heart-healthy lives by making a promise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A promise to our families<\/strong>\u00a0to cook and eat more healthily<\/li>\n<li><strong>A promise to our children<\/strong>\u00a0to do more exercise and help them to be more active, to say no to smoking and help our loved\u00a0ones to stop<\/li>\n<li><strong>A promise as a healthcare professional<\/strong>\u00a0to help patients give up smoking and lower their cholesterol<\/li>\n<li><strong>A promise as a policymaker<\/strong> to support policies that promote healthy hearts<\/li>\n<li><strong>A promise as an employee\u00a0<\/strong>to invest in heart-healthy workplaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our aim is to educate, inspire and motivate people to keep their hearts healthy while encouraging them to act as influencers themselves.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Download the Campaign Resources today<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The campaign website features all sorts of resources to support individuals and organizations to run World Heart Day events and activities. These are available in multiple languages to view and <strong>download instantly on the <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/world-heart-day\/materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources page<\/a><\/strong>. More languages and resources will be uploaded as we come closer to the date, so you are more than welcome to subscribe to receive any updates.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pin your event<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whf.createsend1.com\/t\/r-l-jihlidkk-l-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Add your event<\/a>\u00a0to our Worldwide Activities Map.<\/strong> Complete a short form specifying your contact information and the details of your event to get featured on our spinning globe.\u00a0We look forward to hearing about your plans!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Illuminating the world red<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In recent years more and more of the world&#8217;s iconic <strong>landmarks, monuments and buildings have illuminated red in support of World Heart Day<\/strong>.\u00a0Please help us to make this element of the campaign an even greater success by arranging for an illumination in your region, and let us know at <a href=\"mailto:worldheartday@worldheart.org\">worldheartday@worldheart.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Coming soon &#8230; <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As the countdown to 29th September continues, even more information and resources will be launched on the World Heart Day website, including: essential toolkits featuring tips on how to use the campaign, the campaign video, infographics, factsheets and much more.<\/p>\n<p>You will also be able to customize our campaign posters online, to either download and print, or share on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/world-heart-day\/\">www.worldheartday.org<\/a> to find out more and subscribe for campaign updates.\u00a0<strong>If you need any further support please contact <a href=\"mailto:worldheartday@worldheart.org\">worldheartday@worldheart.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"post-12536 media-12536\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/Heart-Hero-Poster-World-Heart-Day-2019Manu-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Heart Day takes place on 29th September every year and is the World Heart Federation&#8216;s and the world&#8217;s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. 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