Heart Health

Our heart health resources can help your clients make the right steps toward heart healthy eating.

As a health professional you know the importance of heart health. Health fairs, group education, and one-on-one counseling all offer opportunities to plant a seed for heart healthy habits with positive messages and actionable advice.

Whether your clients are ready to make complete lifestyle changes or simply ready to take the first step, heart health education can make a huge difference. Destination! Heart Healthy Eating provides tools that can assist you in effectively communicating a positive strategy for heart healthy eating even to your hard-to-reach clients. This resource brings you ready-to-use heart health educational materials in any of these settings.

*We are in the process of updating this resource to reflect the new Food Guide. In the meantime the materials that you order and download will still reference the old Food Guide.

Order Free Materials Our nutrition education materials can be ordered free of charge by credentialed health professionals. To place an order you must first register with our web site. Why do I need to register?

Destination! Heart Healthy Eating - Starter Kit

Kit includes: Leader Guide (English Only), 25 Client Booklets (English or French), Counselling Tool and Reproducible Client Handouts. Materials available for download only until completion of printing.

Destination! Heart Healthy Eating - Leader Guide

[health professional material] Now Updated. This bilingual resource can help you encourage clients to make simple dietary and lifestyle changes to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease.

Download English (PDF 390K)
Download French (PDF 438K)

Destination! Heart Healthy Eating - Presentation

[health professional material] Coming Soon. Save this presentation to your computer and bring to life the messages on heart healthy eating.

Discussion Guide for Presentation

[health professional material] Coming Soon. Accompanying talking points and supporting messages for the presentation on heart healthy eating.

Destination! Heart Healthy Eating - Client Booklet

[client handout] Now Updated. Send your clients home with the Destination! Heart Healthy Eating booklet, filled with practical ideas and tips on eating for a healthy heart. Available for download only until completion of printing.

Download English (PDF 429K)
Download French (PDF 393K)

Your Primer on Blood Lipids

[client handout] . Now Updated This handout provides an explanation of blood lipid terminology.

Dowload French (PDF 64K)
Download English (PDF 238K)

Pick Your Priority

[client handout] Now Updated. These tracking forms help with goal-setting and risk factor assessment.

Download English (PDF 180K)
Download French (PDF 191K)

Sizing Up Your Soluble Fibre

[client handout] . Now Updated. This chart shows the soluble fibre content of common foods.

Download English (PDF 138K)
Download French (PDF 52K)

Get a Grip on Portions

[client handout] Now Updated. A great reference guide for appropriate portion sizes.

Download English (PDF 238K)
Download French (PDF 244K)

Counselling Tool

[health professional material] This colorful bilingual tool helps you teach your clients about the cholesterol-lowering effect of soluble fibre and offers quick tips to increase soluble fibre in the diet.

Download English (PDF 63K)
Download French (PDF 61K)

Frequently Asked Questions

Coming Soon. These questions and answers provide background information on lowering blood cholesterol that will help you discuss concepts with your clients. Available only to download.