British Heart Foundation Your Community Voices Newsletter (April 2026)
Read this newsletter in its full format online here
Welcome to the Heart Voices Newsletter!
We hope you have been enjoying the arrival of warmer and sunnier weather.
In this Community Voices newsletter, we’ve got lots to share, including British Heart Foundation's (BHF) most recent updates around tackling inequalities, and how to access heart health information for your community.
We want to make sure you are aware of everything that could help support your communities' heart health, so please forward anything relevant onto your networks.
Contact the Heart Voices Team here
In this newsletter, you'll find:
- BHF's new commitments to tackling inequality
- How your community can access our Heart Helpline
- Access to heart health information in different languages
- How your community members can to join our email series to manage cholesterol
This is your newsletter, so we'd love to hear any suggestions about what you'd like to see included.
BHF's commitments to tackling inequality
n 2022, BHF launched its first ever Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy, leading to improvement across all levels of our work. Today, we're aiming to accelerate progress even further. We have new ambitions to increase the impact of BHF’s cardiovascular research for all, and champion the diverse voices of heart patients. We've launched a progress report, new ambitions, and an Anti-Racism statement.
Find out more about our new ambitions >
Heart Helpline - speak with a cardiac nurse
We're pleased to share that many of BHF’s health information resources are now available in more accessible formats, including audio, easy read and different languages.
Free email series to lower cholesterol
Created by experts and people with lived experience, we have launched a free 6-week email series with a step-by-step guide to lower your cholesterol. Please share with members of your community to support them with their high cholesterol diagnosis.
Free health information in your language
Did you know that BHF has a suite of heart health information translated into different languages that you can download or print for your community? It includes, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, and Bengali on topics like blood pressure, heart attacks, and angina.
Translated Heart Health Information
BHF provides information and support in many ways
Here's just a few:
- Contact our Heart Helpline online for advice or queries about your heart.
- Sign up to our Heart Matters magazine.
- Find information about your heart condition here.
- Join our online heart support community, HealthUnlocked