American Heart Association Heart Club Heart Club Activity Guide
This is your guide for activities to lead during April. You do not need to complete all activities. Lead activities that resonate most with your club!
Keep us in the loop on your events! We want to highlight Heart Clubs on social media, in newsletters and even the press. Email [email protected] to share your upcoming activities.
Leadership Spotlight
Chatsworth, California
Richmond, Virginia
Congratulations to Our National Walking Day PSA Contest Winners!
We’re thrilled to announce TWO Heart Clubs Winners of the National Walking Day PSA contest!
While we originally planned to select just one winner, these two submissions stood out in such unique and compelling ways that we decided to celebrate each as a winner in their own category—highlighting excellence across different formats and storytelling approaches.
Best Short-Form Video:
Congratulations to Chatsworth Charter High School in CA for their reel-style video that stood out for its powerful message about the importance of staying active for both mental and physical well-being.
Best Narrative Video:
Congratulations to Deep Run High School in VA who impressed us with a story-driven piece that emphasized not just the value of being active, but also the importance of connecting with others to get moving.
Key Dates & Activties
April Key Dates
- April 2 – National Walking Day: Benefits of walking & how you can participate
- April 5 – National Self-Care Day: Self-care isn’t selfish
- April 11 – National Pet Day: Move More with your Pet
- April 14 – National Gardening Day: Add color to your food
- April 25 – World Women’s Wellness Day: Tips to practice gratitude and reduce stress
Mark your Calendar!
The Engagement Survey will be hitting your inbox later this month!
Mark 30 minutes on your calendar later this month to fill out our engagement survey. We look forward to hearing your feedback about your year leading a Heart Club at your school. Share your favorite activities with us so that we can create better experiences for next year.
Discussion topic: Your Heart Needs you Now!
New research is showing us that one of the most important questions teenagers and young adults can consider is: How can I improve my heart health? That’s because, by age 18, many people already have heart disease risk factors, including high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes. That means that young adulthood is a critical time to address and lower the risk of heart disease.
Read this new scientific statement and use these suggested questions to discuss your thoughts:
- What part of this research surprised or hit home for you the most?
- What makes it hard to stay healthy at our age, and how can we work around those challenges?
- What’s one small action we can start today to protect our heart health long-term?
April is National Move More Month!
Walking is one of the simplest ways to boost mood, reduce stress and improve heart health- and the benefits start immediately!
- Use this resource to organize club or campus-wide activities to help people Move More Stress Less throughout April!
- Use this resource to promote the simple keys to staying active Healthy for Good Move More - Make movement a habit.
Fundraising
High School Clubs - Sign up to lead One Week to a Life! Spread awareness for Hands-Only CPR, while raising life saving funds! Students can earn eight community service hours and a red graduation cord. Email us to get started!
College Clubs - Find your local Heart Walk and register a team Heart Walk - American Heart Association