Heart of Mersey [HoM] was first established as a Merseyside coronary heart disease [CHD] prevention programme in 2003.  Since then, it has grown at an impressive rate in terms of organisational size and operational delivery.

HoM became a registered charity in 2005 and broadened its remit to embrace the broader cardiovascular disease [CVD] agenda.

Heart of Mersey aims to add value to local initiatives and programmes by working at local, regional, national and European levels to prevent CVD death in the population. Also, to alleviate the health inequalities associated with CVD through integrated, evidence-based interventions.

The charity is concerned with the key risk factors associated with achieving these aims, including poor diet (excess dietary fat, salt and sugar), smoking (including secondhand smoke) and physical inactivity (environment).