Life's Essential 8™

Your checklist for lifelong good health
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Life’s Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, as defined by the American Heart Association. Better cardiovascular health helps lower the risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems.

Life’s Essential 8 comprises two major areas:
Health Behaviors and Health Factors

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Life’s Essential 8 for Kids

Life’s Essential 8™ for Kids

We all want our kids to grow up healthy and happy. The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health. Supporting good heart and brain health early helps lower the risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems later in life.

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