Health and Prevention

Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States, so prevention, including nutrition and exercise, is key.

Make Small Changes for Your Heart

• Bored by exercise? Find out some ways to make exercise fun!
• Sit at your desk all day? Get up and try a 10-minute office workout.

30 Heart Tips You Can Use Now

• These 30 tips will get you started on your way to heart health (PDF).
  
• And be sure to check out our blog for more heart-healthy ideas and expanded tips.

UVA's Heart Clinics: Focus on Prevention and Health

Diabetes Cardiovascular Clinic: A special place for patients with diabetes, who are often at higher risk for heart disease and stroke.

Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Clinic: Provides lifestyle education and health monitoring to patients who've had a heart attack or heart surgery or who want a heart disease prevention program.

Club Red Clinic: Emphasizes reducing heart and diabetes risk factors by empowering women with knowledge and support and encouraging heart-healthy lifestyle changes and medical treatment.

Try Out Some Heart-Healthy Recipes

• Our Club Red website has some tasty recipes that will make your heart happy.
• Not sure these recipes are for you? We taste-tested some of them. Check out the results.

Kids Need to Eat Healthy, Too!

• Picky eaters in your house? Get some practical advice from our nutritionists.