Every Heart MN
Featured Events:
Step Challenge!
Register for the challenge before February 1, 2026
Track your steps throughout February and compete with others for the trophy!
All participants will receive a water bottle for completing the challenge.
Terms & Conditions:
- You must sign up by February 1, 2026 to be eligible for the competition.
- Once every week you will be contacted by email with a request to provide the number of steps you've walked for the previous week.
These weekly check-ins are required to remain in the contest. - The contest winners at each level will be announced March 4th, 2026.
- Prizes will be in winners hands by end of March, 2026.
- UMN Department of Medicine employees are also eligible for the DOM Step Challenge trophy.
Go Red for Women!
Friday, February 6
Center for Resuscitation Medicine:
Wear Red day /photo booth
CPR/AED training
Heart healthy treats
Virtual Photo Booth:
Put on your best red drip and post selfies to social media with hashtags #UMNheart, and #GoRed4Women
SweetHEART Day virtual Photo Booth
Friday, February 18 - Put on your best red drip and post selfies to social media with hashtags #UMNheart
Stay tuned to LHI Social media for heart healthy recipes and talks on heart health from our faculty.
Heart Month Calendar
Heart Month in the News
Talking Heart Month with Jeremy Van't Hof (Read the article)
A Q&A with Jeremy Van't Hof, MD about ways to show your heart some love every day.
Heart Failure in Women: Understanding the Differences to Change the Paradigm (Read the article)
An opinion piece in ACC Cardiology by faculty members Jessica Schultz, MD, and Bhavadharini Ramu, MD.
Heart Health for U
"Intermittent Fasting: Fleeting Fad or Long-Term Lifestyle Adjustment?"
Jeremy van't Hof, MD (go to bio)
WATCH NOW
Heart Health for U
"The Microbiome & Your Heart: A Gut/Heart Connection"
Kurt Prins, MD, PhD (go to bio)
WATCH NOW