Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Heart disease and stroke | |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Key people | Doug Roth, CEO |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (1952-2016) |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a Canadian charity dedicated to advocacy, education, and the funding of
Nomenclature
In November 2016, the organization re-branded as Heart & Stroke and introduced a new logo; the new branding is meant to signify a more "personal" approach to its marketing, with a wider targeting of younger demographics and immigrants.[1]
Activities
Heart and Stroke works with medical doctors and healthcare institutions to reduce mortality from cardiovascular events.[2] Key institutional stakeholders include provincial ministries of health, hospital associations, and healthcare institutes.[2] They have collaborated with the Canadian Stoke Society and the Health Canada Laboratory Centre for Disease Control to create the Stroke System Coalition.[2][3]
Heart and Stroke fund and take part in research and fund publications of research that addresses the way in which women and other demographic groups are particularly affected by cardiovascular incidents.[4]
Publications
In early February 2018, the organization released Ms Understood, a report about how women's early warning signs of a heart attack are frequently missed.[5]
Fundraising
Heart and Stroke operates a number of fundraising events, including the Bike Bike event in which 29 riders power one big red bike for twenty minutes.
Dietary advice
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada advices people to reduce intake of saturated fat and replace saturated fats with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats to reduce LDL-cholesterol.[13][14] They recommend a healthy diet consisting of fruit, legumes, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, dairy alternatives, fish and poultry.[13] They also recommend a limit on processed food such as processed meats and sweetened beverages.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Heart & Stroke rebrand hopes to 'reignite the passion' in Canadians". Metro. Torstar. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ PMID 9834731.
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- PMID 10765587.
- ^ "Heart disease in Canadian women misdiagnosed, under-treated: Heart and Stroke". February 2018.
- ^ Meyer, Sean. "Big Bike again drives heart and stroke fight". The Weekly News. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Wagstaff, Andrew (2017-09-29). "PRES celebrates 25 years of Jump Rope for Heart". Amherst News Citizen Record. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Manulife Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart - Run/Walk". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ Rody-Mantha, Bree (2017-11-07). "Manulife becomes title sponsor for Ride for Heart". Media of Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Toronto city councillor wants rethink on shutting down DVP and Gardiner for events - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". 640 Toronto. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Heart and Stroke Foundation: Calendar Lottery | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ "Home". heartandstrokelottery.ca.
- ^ a b c "Position Statement: Saturated Fat Heart Disease and Stroke". heartandstroke.ca. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Dietary fats, oils and cholesterol. heartandstroke.ca. Retrieved 2 November 2023.