Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) is a registered Canadian charity. The foundation's purpose is centered around educating individuals about the prevention and management of heart disease and stroke, and to fund medical research regarding the causes of these conditions. The organization was founded in 1952.
The current president of HSFC is Bobbe Wood, as announced on Oct.24, 2011.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living and advocacy.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a federation of 10 provincial Foundations, led and supported by a force of more than 130,000 volunteers.
- Throughout its history, the Foundation has relied on the generous donations of millions of Canadians.
- The Foundation receives no operational funding from government sources.
- In 2008, the Foundation invested more than $127 million into research, health promotion, and community programs.
- Since 1956, the Foundation has raised and invested more than $1 billion in leading-edge heart and stroke research.
The Foundation of your community:
- The Foundation aims to build healthier hearts and minds across Canada by bringing life-saving knowledge to the communities we serve through our local area offices and the health-care providers we support with education and resources.
- We have the passion and courage to explore, through scientific excellence and innovation, ways to protect the health of all Canadians – old and young – in communities across the nation.
The Health Check food information program is also administered by the foundation.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation also provides the free and confidential on-line program the Blood Pressure Action Plan and Heart & Stroke Risk Assessment. These interactive tools help people get a risk profile and then a personalized action plan to reduce their risk.
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[edit] Mission statement
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living and advocacy.
[edit] Actions
[edit] Canadian Stroke Strategy
A program designed to provide every Canadian citizen as much stroke care as possible, by 2010. The Strategy helps to prevent, treat, rehabilitate, and reintegrate patients back to their daily life. It also participates in raising public awareness and knowledge around stroke, and providing proper training for healthcare team.
[edit] Action Plan on Obesity
The Plan focuses mainly on supporting policies to prevent obesity by advocating on healthy eating and regular exercise in Canada. This plan is co-operated by government of Canada. [1]
[edit] Health Check
A food information program in which in order to earn the Health Check certification logo on the packaging, a food product has to meet certain nutritional requirements advised by Canada's Food Guide and registered dietitans that work for the Foundation. [2]
For example, Pizza Pizza earns Health Check on five menu items.
[edit] Fundraising Events
- Heart Month
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Hoops for Heart
- Heart&Stroke Lotteries
- Big Bike
[edit] Current Fundraising Events in each Province
[edit] AB, NWT & NU
- Death Defying Challenge
- February is Heart Month
- Big Bike
- Hoops for Heart
- Friends of the Heart and Stroke Foundation
- June is Stroke Month
[edit] B.C. & Yukon
- June is Stroke Month
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Hoops for Heart
- Heart of Gold Gala
- Big Bike
- Ismaili Walk 2011
- Fit for Heart
- Heart&Stroke Create Your Own Fundraiser
- Person to Person
- Celebrity Breakfast
[edit] Manitoba
- CPR Month
- Big Bike
- Door-to-Door campaign
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Live Red
- Live Red Youth
[edit] New Brunswick
- Dress Red
- Golf for Heart
- Relay Run for Heart
- Big Bike
- The Heart Truth
- Skate for Heart
- The Heart Truth Fashion Gala 2011
[edit] NFLD & Labrador
- Heart and Sole Walk for Heart
- Mayor's March on Heart Disease and Stroke
- The Heart Truth Fashion Show
- Big Bike
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Restart a Heart
[edit] Nova Scotia
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Open Heart Open
- Live Red
- Bright Red
- Hoops for Heart
- Big Bike
- Blue Nose Marathon
[edit] Ontario
- Heart&Stroke Lotteries
- Ride for Heart
- Heart Month
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Hoops for Heart
- Big Bike
- Hockey for Heart
- Polo for Heart 2011
- Spark
- Fit for Heart
[edit] P.E.I.
- Help - Your Time is Our Lifeline
- Big Heart - Take 5!
- Red Dress Red Tie Gala
- Donation
[edit] Quebec
- Feats for Heart
[edit] Saskatchewan
- Heart Month
- Big Bike
- Hoops for Heart
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Saskatoon Dragon Boat Festival
