Know the symptoms and take action:
- Heart attack signs signs may vary in men and women and it’s important to catch them early and call 9-1-1 for help.
- The sooner medical treatment begins, the better the chances of survival and preventing heart damage.
More tips:
How does cold weather affect the heart?
Extremely hot & cold days linked to cardiovascular deaths
How to Stay Active in Cold Weather
Video: AHA Snow Shoveling Can Be Hazardous To Your Heart - music and text -Transcript (doc) | Video copyright American Heart Association 2023 | Song: Bright Future / Royalty Free
Staying Healthy During Cold Winter Months
Video with music and text | Transcript (doc)
Video copyright American Heart Association 2023
Song: Joyful Jingle/ Royalty Free
If getting healthier one of your New Year’s Resolutions for 2025, Life’s Essential 8 can help with a few easy steps to live a healthier lifestyle.
Eat Better - Be More Active - Quit Tobacco - Get Healthy Sleep
Manage Weight - Control Cholesterol - Manage Blood Sugar
Manage Blood Pressure
Learn more about Life’s Essential 8 here.
- January 1 kicks off Diet Resolution Week.
- National Obesity Awareness Week begins the 10th.
- National Healthy Weight Week begins the 21st.
Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day (1/11) 5 Steps to Quit Smoking and Vaping
Don't forget your flu vaccine. It’s not too late to help protect yourself and others.
Hunting safety should include heart attack and stroke awareness - News Release | Spanish news release
January 3rd is International Mind-Body Wellness Day
Mental health can positively or negatively impact your physical health and risk factors for heart disease and stroke, according to “Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection,” a scientific statement in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Stress may contribute to poor health behaviors linked to increased risk for heart disease and stroke, such as:
Fight stress by focusing on your physical and mental health.
January Calendar Highlights
Self-Love Month, Thyroid Awareness Month, National Blood Donor Month, Glaucoma Awareness Month, Walk Your Dog Month and
National Oatmeal Month: Recipes for Oatmeal and Take a fresh look at oatmeal – it's not as simple as you think
National Slow Cooking Month: Recipes to use in the Slow Cooker
National Soup Month: Recipes for yummy Soups
1/1 – New Year’s Day | Global Family Day | World Day of Peace
1/1-7 – Diet Resolution Week: Healthy recipes
1/3 – International Mind-Body Wellness Day: Meditation to Boost Health and Well-Being | Women Rock Day: Go Red for Women
1/4 - Weigh in Day: 5 steps to lose weight and keep it off | National Spaghetti Day: Recipes for healthy Spaghetti dishes
1/6 - National Bean Day: Recipes for Bean dishes
1/8 - National Take the Stairs Day: Healthy fitness tips
1/9
– National Apricot Day: healthy ways to use Apricots in your meals
1/10-16 – National Obesity Awareness Week: Healthy Living-Eat Smart
1/11 – Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day: Quit tobacco tips
1/12
– National Pharmacists Day | National Youth Day: Kids Heart Challenge | Stick to Your New Year’s
Resolution Day
1/12-18 - National Pizza Week: Healthy Pizza recipes
1/19 - Dolly Parton’s Birthday – check out these CPR-appropriate Dolly tunes: 9 to 5 (103 bpm), Here you come again (105 bpm), Two doors down (105 bpm), Jolene (111 bpm): Let us show you the 2-steps to save a life at Heart.org/HandsOnlyCPR
1/19-25 – National Healthy Weight Week
1/20
– Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day | Inauguration Day | National Take a Walk Outdoors Day |
1/21
– National Hugging Day
1/23 - Maternal Health Awareness Day: Pregnancy and Your Health, Keeping Moms Healthy Infographic | National Pie Day: healthy Pies
1/24 - National Peanut Butter Day: Go nuts for these recipes using Peanut Butter
1/31 - Fun at Work Day: Learn more about AHA’s Well-being Works Better
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