Healthy Living

How to Keep Your Heart Healthy

Healthy habits throughout life – eating better, moving more, maintaining a healthy weight, and not smoking – are important steps to protect your heart. You also need to keep an eye on health conditions that make heart disease more likely. These include diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Use this resource to learn more about heart-healthy habits.

Eat Better

Move More

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Stop Smoking

Manage Stress

Get Vaccinated

Staying up to date with your vaccines is an important part of heart-healthy living. Protect your heart with healthy habits, such as eating well, being active, not smoking, getting good sleep, taking your heart medicines – and getting vaccinated!

Learn More About Vaccines

How Flu Affects Your Heart: Why Getting a Flu Shot is Important

Many people don’t know that the flu can make a heart attack or stroke more likely. How? Watch the video to find out. You’ll also learn steps you can take to protect your heart. Remember to get your flu shot! It's the best way to avoid the flu and the heart-related troubles that can come with it.
Stay on top of your vaccines

Use this worksheet to keep a record of your immunizations so you know which vaccines you’ve received and when – and others you might need.
Keeping a vaccine record is important – even for adults

It's important for you to track the vaccines you need and when you need them. That's because vaccines are the best way to protect yourself from serious illness. Download the handout to learn more.