The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is pleased to provide a variety of resources to increase an individual's awareness of the risk factors for heart disease and provide the tools necessary to pursue heart-healthy lifestyles.
Smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of death.
The good news is when you quit smoking your risk of heart disease drops dramatically. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation has designed the Smoking Cessation Resource Directory to assist individuals interested in quitting smoking and for health professionals in their smoking cessation referral activities. The Directory is a comprehensive listing of smoking cessation programs, services and support resources within Minnesota. It's hard to change behaviors such as smoking once people have lived with them for a long time. We know that heart disease begins in childhood and usually only manifests itself in adulthood.