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Site: Six Steps to Cardiac Recovery
Course: Six Steps to Cardiac Recovery (Six Steps to Cardiac Recovery.)
Glossary: Six Steps to Cardiac Recovery Terms / References

Cardiac rehabilitation for health professionals

Heart Foundation material for health professionals to recommend to their patients. 

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Heart foundation website for health professionals on cardiac rehabilitation for their patients

Cardiac rehabilitation for patients

This Heart Foundation resource explains what cardiac rehabilitation is and patients can find a cardiac rehabilitation service. 

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Heart foundation webpage on Cardiac rehabilitation

Heart Foundation Risk Factor Action Plans

These action plans can help your patients to make small steps towards achieving their healthy lifestyle goals

Nutrition 

Physical activity

Healthy weight

Heart attack warning signs

Quit smoking

Diabetes 

Blood pressure

Cholesterol and triglycerides

Alcohol

Psychological and social health


Nutrition - Free Heart Foundation resources

Patients can download the Heart Foundations e-recipe books. Click on the image to access the site

Image of free ebook on healthy eating from the Heart Foundation

You can also recommend the Heart Foundations Healthy recipes and Heart Healthy Dinner plan to your patients.

Heart Foundation website for nutrition information and video on portion sizes can be found here.

Please note, this e-learning is updated regularly but please note that our resource offerings may change

Alcohol consumption

Easy-to-understand information from the Heart Foundation on heart-healthy drinks.

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Homepage for Heart foundation heart-healthy drinks page  

Diabetes Australia

The peak body in Australia for diabetes information, advocacy and patient support.

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Diabetes and heart disease

Easy-to-understand information from the Heart Foundation about diabetes and its impact on heart disease. 

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Homepage for heart foundation website on diabetes and heart disease


Beyond Blue

For advice and support about depression and anxiety, your patient can call 1300 224 636.

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Heart Foundation depression screening tool

A practical tool for screening your patients

To download the tool, click here 


Blood pressure

A video created by the New Zealand Heart Foundation that explains blood pressure

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Youtube video from the New Zealand Heart Foundation explaining what blood pressure is