The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in the United Kingdom that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... This article is about modern humans. ...

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is leading the battle against heart and circulatory disease – the UK’s biggest killer. The Charity is a major funder and authority in cardiovascular research, education and care.

The British Heart Foundation relies predominantly on voluntary donations to meet its aims. In order to increase income and maximise the impact of its work, the BHF also works with other organisations to combat premature death and disability from cardiovascular disease.

The British Heart Foundation sponsors two Television series produced by Twofour, "Kitchen Detective" and "Kid's Fit Squad". Both series encourage health eating and exercise with practical advice for families, and air on the Discovery Health channel. Twofour is a UK independent broadcast production company and corporate communications agency. ... Discovery Health Canada is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel with programming based on health issues. ...

In 2006 The British Heart Foundation had a gross income of over £100m ^[1].

See also

• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Heart Disease Research Foundation
• National Heart Foundation of Australia
• United OneHeart Foundation

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External links

• Official Website
• How to stop smoking
• what's in your food
• Intelligent Giving profile of the British Heart Foundation

References

1. ^ BHF Annual Report and Accounts 2006; Facts and figures

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