Irish Heart Foundation
The Irish Heart Foundation is a charity founded in 1966 based in Dublin. It runs support groups for patients who have had heart problems or strokes and campaigns on public health issues which affect the risk of heart disease and stroke.
It has a Mobile Health Unit which offers free blood pressure checks, heart health information and lifestyle advice. It carries out about 10,000 blood pressure checks a year.
It runs campaigns to increase awareness of atrial fibrillation and a "Chairs Can Kill" campaign to raise awareness of the risks to heart health of sitting for long periods of time.
It urges the government to adopt policies which will improve health, such as banning advertising of junk food to children.
