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PRESS RELEASES
April 17, 2012 - Growing hair to show you care: NHLPA and Heart and Stroke Foundation team up for second consecutive year on NHLPA Beard-a-thon to raise funds to combat heart disease and stroke
Playoff time is here and things are going to get hairy! The NHLPA Beard-a-thon was launched locally today in Ottawa to kick-off an initiative that will see NHL players and fans growing playoff beards to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
April 17, 2012 - Heart and Stroke Foundation: Canada Needs Continued Focus on Tobacco Control
The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) believes a continued focus on tobacco control in Canada is critical to ensuring that smoking rates in this country continue to drop.
March 26, 2012 - The Heart and Stroke Foundation launches the new Heart&Stroke Ultimate 25’s Lottery!
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is delighted to launch the all NEW Heart&Stroke Ultimate 25’s Lottery. You could win 25 Grand Prizes of $200,000, 25 cars, 25 trips and lots more for only $25! It’s a whole new way to win great prizes at an affordable low price and still support a great cause.
February 7, 2012 - Heart and Stroke Foundation challenges Canadians to make One Million healthy actions by the end of Heart Month to help Make Death Wait
This February, the Heart and Stroke Foundation is encouraging everyone to think about their heart, by challenging Canadians to act and take simple steps to prevent heart disease and stroke.
January 30, 2012 - Canada’s most prominent health organizations launch campaign calling on the Ontario government to invest now to prevent Ontario’s looming health crisis
Ontario is facing an urgent health care crisis with a staggering financial and human cost. The tragedy is that it is preventable but not enough is being done. That’s the message sent today by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Ontario, Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, Ophea, and other members of the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA) to the Ontario government as they launch Better Health is Worth 0.5%.
January 12th, 2012 - Canada’s major health charities urge Federal Government to engage in health accord negotiations
A significant majority of Canadians – 85 per cent – say the federal government should be an equal partner in discussions on the future of healthcare in Canada , according to a poll released today by the Canadian Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society.
November 29, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation warns: time crunch is stealing healthy years from Canadians
Canadians are so focused on the here and now that they are losing out on the opportunity to live a full and healthy life, warns the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF). Its new survey found that even though Canadians know how to protect their heart health, the majority can’t or won’t commit the time to do so.
November 15, 2011 - Health Check awarded for innovative campaign encouraging healthy choices
The Heart and Stroke Foundation Health Check program received a prestigious national award for its leadership in an innovative pilot project that rewarded British Columbia consumers with bonus AIR MILES for making healthy food choices in the grocery store.
November 17, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation: Sodium Reduction Must be a Priority for Canada
The longer Canada delays measures to reduce dietary sodium, the greater the risk to Canadians, says the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. The Foundation calls on the federal government to begin implementing recommendations laid out by the Sodium Working Group in July 2010.
October 24, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation Appoints Bobbe Wood as President
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bobbe Wood as President.
September 29, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation engages thousands with Healthy Candidates campaign
Blue, Green, Orange, Red, they are all ‘going healthy’. The Healthy Candidates social media campaign (a first for the Heart and Stroke Foundation) is making history and engaging thousands of Ontario voters. It is a ‘never been done before’ success with a friendly, non-partisan spin.
September 27, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation applauds federal government’s new tobacco package health warnings
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada today hailed the federal government’s adoption of new tobacco package warnings.
September 27, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery receives multimillion dollar contribution to expand groundbreaking research
The Heart and Stroke Foundation today announced $10 million in funding to its partner organization, the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery (CSR) to fund research in the area of stroke recovery.
September 20, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation & Toronto Emergency Medical Services take back-to-school safety to heart
Today, the Heart and Stroke Foundation in partnership with Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) celebrated the installation of 38 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in all 33 Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) high schools.
September 19, 2011 - McGuinty and Horwath first leaders to ‘Go Healthy’ with Heart and Stroke!
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is thrilled to congratulate Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on becoming Healthy Candidates. Both have shown strong leadership in committing to invest more to promote and support better health in Ontario.
September 13, 2011 - What do a Conservative, NDP, Liberal and Green candidate have in common? They’re all Healthy Candidates
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is launching the Healthy Candidates campaign (www.HealthyCandidates.ca) to encourage all candidates to “go healthy” this election. This means candidates must agree to the Healthy Candidate commitment to have the government invest more to promote and support better health in Ontario.
September 7, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada names David Sculthorpe as new CEO
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) is pleased to announce it has named David Sculthorpe as its national chief executive officer.
September 1, 2011 - The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports new pharmacy smoking cessation program in Ontario
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario applauds the efforts of the Ontario Government to expand pharmacy services for Ontarians. The changes will allow for better patient access to medications and improved services for patients. Specifically, the expansion will include cessation support for smokers attempting to quit.
June 8, 2011 - School champions of the iCanwalk to School…can you? campaign celebrated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Green Communities Canada
Today, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Green Communities Canada, celebrate the success of school champions from 10 regional elementary schools for their participation in the iCANwalk to school… can you? campaign with students, parents, staff and community members at Wismer and Donald Cousens Public Schools in Markham, Ontario. Also present was Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti.
June 3, 2011 - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Joins Ontario Government to Announce $10 million Investment in Defibrillators
Today, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario joined Premier Dalton McGuinty in announcing the government’s commitment of $10 million to place defibrillators, also known as Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public access settings across Ontario.
June 1, 2011 - STROKE IS URGENT: The Heart and Stroke Foundation 2011 Stroke Report warns stroke awareness is dangerously low among women
The Heart and Stroke Foundation 2011 Stroke Month Report warns that awareness levels of stroke warning signs and stroke prevention is dangerously low among all women, especially among women from Canada’s two largest visible minorities – people of Chinese and South Asian descent.
May 17, 2011 - Ontario not as healthy as other provinces across Canada
New Ipsos Reid poll shows Ontarians support an increased level of investment in health promotion and illness prevention to match that of British Columbia and Québec.
May 22, 2011 - Ground-breaking Canadian blood pressure education program will be powerful tool in fight to reduce stroke around the world
High blood pressure – the silent killer – is taking a hit from a new, ground-breaking treatment program from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports Ontario Government’s efforts to increase access to pharmacy services
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario commends the Ontario government’s announcement strengthening access to pharmacy services.
NHLPA Beard-a-thon raises over $50,000 in first round of playoffs
Following an exciting first round of the playoffs, the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) are pleased to announce that the NHLPA Beard-a-thon has already raised over $50,000.
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