Cardiac Risk Reduction / Rehabilitation Program - Heart Health

Cardiac Risk Reduction / Rehabilitation Program

The Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) Cardiac Risk Reduction / Rehabilitation Program is offered by Island Health, physicians and affiliated organizations. Our team of  cardiologists, nurses, dietitians, physiotherapists, kinesiologists, pharmacists, social workers and psychiatrists work with patients and families to achieve cardiac rehab goals.

The goal  of this program is to help patient's manage their heart health to the best of their ability. This is achieved through:

• Medical assessment by a cardiologist
• Education about heart disease and healthy lifestyles
• Creating a plan to reduce cardiovascular disease
• Exercise guidance to improve overall fitness
• Take Heart & Breathe Well Exercise Program
• Heart to Heart & Heart Matters Cardiac Education

Affiliated programs are accessible to patients WITHOUT referral to the RJH Cardiac Rehabilitation program

Who can participate?

People living with a form of heart disease that would benefit from risk management and lifestyle education. A doctor's referral is required for some programs.

Take Heart & Breathe Well Program

Take Heart & Breathe Well is a 12 week supervised cardiac exercise program that may benefit people who have had a heart event or who have heart health risk factors. 

Take Heart and Breathe Well Program brochure

Island Heart to Heart and Heart Matters

Heart to Heart and Heart Matters are Cardiac Education and Support classes offered throughout Vancouver Island. 

• Island Heart to Heart (Victoria) is an education and support program (using the Zoom application), for people and their families with heart disease or who are at risk for heart disease.  The program includes 7 sessions (which vary in duration), delivered by a variety of healthcare professionals over a 4-week period.
  • A small fee is charged and self-referrals are accepted.
• Heart Matters (Nanaimo, Oceanside, Port Alberni & Campbell River) is an 8 week heart health education program for people who have a form of heart disease that would benefit from risk management and lifestyle education. These are small group education sessions delivered by a variety of health care professionals. Each session is 1 hour long.
  • These sessions are free and self-referrals are accepted. 

Heart to Heart and Heart Matters Cardiac Education Brochure

Ts’ewulhtun Health Centre - Healthy Lifestyles Program

A free educational and support program in Duncan, B.C. to promote healthy lifestyle for First Nations people.