Creating a community of healthy children & families

The American Heart Association (AHA), Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children(link opens in new window) (RMHC) and the AHA's Kids Heart Challenge have a playful new way to get families to start moving together. Select schools in the Denver Metro Area will receive packs of Family Go Cards with fun ideas to shuffle up their physical fitness routines. Kids can pick from more than 50 fun, easy activities to get their whole family moving. Stay tuned each month on Facebook for a new video highlighting some old-fashioned favorites, and lots of new ideas too! Ready, set... start moving today!

What's your favorite physical fitness routine? Let us know on our Facebook page!

Kids Heart Challenge - Family Go Cards

Learn more about our Heart Heroes!

RMHC Heart Hero - Brayden RMHC Heart Hero Wyatt RMHC Heart Heroes Nathan and Alex RMHC Heart Hero Savannah

About the Sponsorship

As the official partner of AHA youth programs in Colorado, RMHC is the 2019 Kids Heart Challenge sponsor. The Kids Heart Challenge prepares elementary students for future success both physically and emotionally. Through cardio-pumping physical activities, kids learn the importance of being heart-healthy and helping others through fundraising for the American Heart Association.

In 2018, RMHC sponsored a multi-platform campaign to highlight children as Heart Hero Survivors and Heart Health Heroes throughout several Denver-area school districts. The campaign encompassed 195 schools, impacting more than 100,000 enrolled students. Check out more about the 2018 program:

American Heart Association & Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children - Heart Hero Campaign

Helpful articles

  • Physical activity guidelines
  • Hands-only and Infant CPR
  • How to pack a healthy school lunch
  • American Heart Association School Programs
  • Find your kid's school

A message from the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children President & CEO

Heart Hero Maureen

"Heart health starts with each one of us - and our teams at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children are proud to work alongside the American Heart Association to create fun ways to highlight heart healthy heroes in our communities. As the AHA’s official Youth Partner in Colorado, we encourage active and healthy lifestyles as a meaningful extension of the expert care provided by our pediatric medical teams. We salute the AHA and are thrilled to support this program."

-Maureen Tarrant, President and CEO Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.

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