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Start With Your Heart

Ultimate Medical Academy is a nonprofit allied healthcare school centered around care. From educating students to equipping graduates to contribute to filling the healthcare gap in their respective communities, our learners are the heart of UMA. In 2024, UMA continues its partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA), supporting the charge toward heart-healthy communities through education.

Heart disease was the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. in 20211, affecting nearly half of the adult population.

As part of the partnership, we've developed this page to provide educational resources that can support a heart healthy lifestyle.

Through good healthcare for ourselves and others, we believe we can strive towards living longer, healthier, happier lives. Together, let's start with your heart!

Take the heart-health quiz and learn tips on how to care for your heart.

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Welcome to the

Heart Health Quiz

Take the heart health quiz and based on your answer, you’ll learn some useful tips on how to care for your heart.

What You'll Find On This Page?

  • Articles from the AHA, highlighting important health topics like how to identify cardiac arrest vs. heart attacks and how exercising and managing stress can reduce risk of heart-related disease.
  • Heart-Check certified2 recipe section full of meals that meet the AHA's specific nutritional requirements.

Heart Health Articles

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Key differences and what to do for each

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5 important questions to ask and why

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What to look out for and what you can do

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Two simple steps could help save a life. Learn Hands-only CPR from the American Heart Association.

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Food tips to leading a heart-healthy life

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Discover what workout works for you

Heart Healthy Recipes

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Simple ingredients for this sweet and savory glaze.

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Add this dish to your high-protein diet.

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Delicious, nutritious lightly breaded cutlets topped with country gravy.

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Serve these mouthwatering mini burgers at the next potluck!

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A sweet treat that’s heart-healthy too? Yes, it’s possible!

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Stay cool with this frozen delight featuring fresh summer fruit.

American Heart Association's specific nutritional requirements. Articles from the American Heart Association.

Heart Disease

The No. 1 cause of death in the United States

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874,613

Deaths caused by cardiovascular disease in the United States

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436,000

In one year alone, 436,000 Americans die from a cardiac arrest

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Every 36.1 seconds

Someone dies of cardiovascular disease in the United States, on average

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73.4%

The location of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) most often occurs in homes/residences

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12.5 million

Adults struggle with hypertension

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The American Heart Association Heart-Check Food Certification Program is designed to help consumers make informed choices about the foods they purchase. The nutrition requirements are food-based and intended for healthy people over age 2. The Heart-Check program is not a dietary solution for any condition or disease. People with medical conditions or dietary restrictions should follow the advice of their healthcare professionals. The American Heart Association Heart-Check Food Certification Program is not endorsed in any way by UMA Education, Inc. or its divisions.

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Citations

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center of Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

2 Heart-Check Certified Recipes, https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/company-collaboration/heart-check-certification/heart-check-certified-recipes