Happy Hearts Alliance
The Happy Hearts Alliance is a partnership between VGH Centre for Cardiovascular Health, St Paul’s Hospital’s Healthy Heart program and community organizations to provide cardiac wellness programs that are accessible and closer to home.
What to expect
Happy Hearts Plus is a six-month program for people with or at risk of developing heart disease who want to make lifestyle changes.
Happy Hearts Maintenance is a maintenance program for recent graduates of hospital-based rehabilitation programs or people who have recently completed the Happy Hearts Plus program.
Happy Hearts Plus
Happy Hearts Plus is a community cardiac wellness program. The program is 6 months. Services offered include:
- Case Manager support during program enrollment.
- Once/week supervised exercise class and education sessions on heart disease, healthy living, exercise and nutrition.
- Flexi-pass privileges at Vancouver Park Board Locations.
Please have your physician complete the Happy Hearts Plus referral form for enrollment.
Happy Hearts Maintenance
Recent graduates of cardiac rehabilitation programs can join a maintenance class offered under the Happy Hearts Alliance. There is no medical or case management but these classes are led by trained community cardiac fitness instructors. These classes provide an opportunity for clients to practice and apply lifelong self-management skills they learned during the cardiac rehab program.
For new registrations:
- Please have your cardiac rehab case manager complete the Community Maintenance Exercise referral form. This form will be valid for 6 months.
- If you have graduated more than 6 months from your cardiac rehab program, you will require a doctor’s note to participate or have your physician complete the physician clearance form.
- Doctor’s approval is needed if there has been a serious change in health since your cardiac rehabilitation program graduation or have your physician complete the physician clearance form.
- Registration is available in-person at the community centre. You will be required to present proof of cardiac rehab graduation, referral form or physician clearance on your first day of class.
Vancouver Community locations
Visit the City of Vancouver Happy Hearts website to learn more about the Happy Hearts program at community locations across Vancouver.