Sign Up for our FREE HeartLink Wellness Program
In this free wellness program, you can learn how to manage and prevent chronic health issues such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and more! You’ll also get:
- Help setting and achieving wellness goals
- Access to wellness resources
- Enrollment in lifestyle change and/or chronic disease self-management classes
The Wellness Coalition’s HeartLink program seeks to improve the cardiovascular health and health behaviors of uninsured and underinsured adults in Alabama’s River Region, through:
- Access to primary care
- Health insurance
- Free/low-cost medications
- Community resources
- Self-management of cardiovascular disease, delivered by trained Wellness Navigators providing wellness case management and chronic disease self-management education
The HeartLink program is available to adult residents of Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, and Montgomery counties.
The Need for HeartLink in the River Region
A 2018 CDC report showed Alabama has the 2nd highest cardiac death rate in the United States. CDC’s 500 Cities Project shows the City of Montgomery had higher prevalence than the nation on cardiovascular-related issues for adults 18 and older, including:
AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation
The Wellness Coalition is actively working to help prevent and better manage cardiovascular disease in Montgomery through the innovative Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM Next Generation. Since 2010, the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM program has awarded over $24.8 million in grants to 58 organizations nationwide. More than 1.7 million people have been reached and over 63,000 people have had their heart health progress tracked through a variety of Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM Grant Awardees’ programs. As a result, these people are making lifestyle changes that help lead to better health and lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Participant results include improvements such as losing weight, reducing body mass index, lowering blood pressure and hemoglobin A1C levels, making healthier food choices and exercising more. Learn more about Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM and educational resources here.
