February is Heart Health Month
January 31, 2026January 30, 2026
February is Heart Health Month
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AMERICAN HEART HEALTH MONTH:
February is American Heart Month, a time when all people are encouraged to focus on their cardiovascular health. This toolkit contains facts and resources that anyone can use to raise awareness about the risks of heart disease and the importance of identifying and managing heart-related health conditions.
Heart disease quick facts
Heart disease is very common. In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups.1 In 2023, almost 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States was caused by heart disease.12
High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease. Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, which puts them at risk for heart disease and stroke. And just 1 in 4 people with high blood pressure has it under control.3
Heart disease is costly. The cost of health care services and medications from heart disease amounted to more than $168 billion between 2021 and 2022.4
My Family Health Portrait A free, online family health history collection tool that lets you share family health history information with relatives and assess your risk for certain conditions.
https://cbiit.github.io/FHH/html/index.html
Using My Family Health Portrait you can:
Enter your family health history.
Learn about your risk for conditions that can run in families.
Print your family health history to share with family or your health care provider.
Save your family health history so you can update it over time.
Talking with your health care provider about your family health history can help you stay healthy!
About Sleep and Your Heart Health
https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/about/sleep-and-heart-health.html
Getting good sleep isn’t just important for your energy levels—it’s critical for your heart health, too.
Sleep helps your body repair itself. Getting enough good sleep also helps you function normally during the day.
What health conditions are linked to a lack of sleep?
What sleep conditions can hurt my heart health?
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CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can help someone survive cardiac arrest.
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