Messages from Nancy Brown and Clyde Yancy MD

Learn how heart disease has improved – and why we still have work to do – in these videos from Clyde Yancy, MD, President, American Heart Association, and Nancy Brown, CEO, American Heart Association. Find out why the American Heart Association created the simple seven steps you need to get healthy and create a life success plan, then see which steps you need to take to reach your best health potential.

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No matter what day it is, it’s never too late for all of us to make better choices for health and we invite you to start a new life resolution. All you need is a goal, a plan and the desire to live better. This is why we created My Life Check and the simple seven. Thanks to the science and research volunteers of the American Heart Association, we have created a simple way for you to know where you stand in on the road to good health through seven steps all of us need to live healthy. 

To find out where you stand with the simple seven, just take the My Life Check assessment. In a few minutes, you will know how you’re doing with each one of life’s simple seven; you will also get your own personal heart score and life plan. Your results will include seven recommended areas of focus and an action plan that is customized to your lifestyle and health outlook. Your last step is a promise: a resolution to make healthy positive changes step-by-step, for a long, healthy future.

Remember, you can stop heart disease before it even starts. Start small. And keep it simple. Make one change today and then you’re ready to make another. Before you know it you’ve stopped making poor choices, and started making life choices!