021 422 1586

heart@heartfoundation.co.za

021 422 1586

heart@heartfoundation.co.za

What we do

Services that reach people before the emergency does.

From mobile clinics to school programmes, our work spans prevention, education, and survivor support — built around three core programmes that run all year, every year.

Our core programmes

Three teams, one shared mission.

Every service below sits under one of these three work streams — each reinforcing the others to reduce South Africa’s CVD burden.

Health Promotion & Risk Assessment

Empowering South Africans to adopt healthy behaviours through education and awareness, since 80% of CVD can be prevented through behavioural change.

Community health risk assessments

Corporate and community health talks

Mended Hearts and Stroke groups

Employee wellness programmes

Nutrition science

Making sure every piece of nutrition information we share is evidence-based, understandable, and practical for everyday South African households.

Salt reduction initiatives

Heart Mark food endorsements

Healthy tuck shop programme

Scientific newsletter & partner relations

Public relations & communications

Translating complex health messages into something accessible, memorable, and built to nudge real behaviour change over time.

National awareness campaigns

Survivor storytelling & media

Partner and sponsor relations

Ongoing public health messaging

programmes and initiatives

Find the service that fits your community.

A fully equipped unit with three private screening stations, bringing risk assessments directly to underserved communities in the Western Cape.
Campaigns and activations timed to the national health calendar, reaching target groups and the wider public throughout the year.
Independent food endorsement that helps shoppers identify genuinely heart-healthy products on supermarket shelves.
Workplace screenings and wellness talks that help companies catch risk factors early and build healthier teams.
Free blood pressure, glucose, BMI and cholesterol screenings, taken directly into clinics, churches, and community halls.
A school-based initiative building heart-healthy habits early, through education on nutrition, activity, and risk awareness.
A children’s stroke-education programme teaching the Face, Arms, Speech, Time signs so kids can help save a life at home.
Peer support groups for survivors and families, offering rehabilitation guidance and a community that understands recovery.
Our growing research arm builds the local evidence base that shapes our programmes and informs national health policy.

how a programme reaches you

From calendar to community.

Plan against the calendar

Campaigns are scheduled around the national health events calendar to reach the right audience at the right time.

Take it to the ground

Mobile clinics, schools, and community talks bring screening and education directly to where people live and work.

Support what comes after

Mended Hearts groups and survivor networks carry people through rehabilitation, not just diagnosis.

Feed it back into policy

Research and advocacy turn what we learn on the ground into influence on national health and fiscal policy.

Bring one of out programmes to your community.

Whether it’s a school, a workplace, or a neighbourhood clinic — we’ll help you find the right fit.