Work With Heart video

The world Heart Federation has, for the first time, created a video clip to promote this year's World Heart Day message.

Most of us spend half our waking hours working. A workplace that encourages healthy habits can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke, the leading cause of death worldwide. Saying no to tobacco, eating a healthy diet and being physically active are important steps towards greater productivity and longer life.

Tips on how you can be more heart healthy in the workplace >

Read more information on this subject in the World Heart Day 2009 leaflet > 

^{Director: Gretchen Morris; 
Country: Switzerland, 2009;
Length:  79 seconds;
Choreography: Fabrice Martin and Dorel Surbeck; 
Location: www.planet-dance.ch; 
Editing: Ben Pankurst; 
Camera:  Jason Joyce:
Cast: Fabrice Martin, Dorel Surbeck, Olivia Groberty, Rebecca Groberty, Daniel Leveillé;
Initiator: World Heart Federation}

^{We would like to particularly thank world dance champions Fabrice Martin, Dorel Surbeck and their teams who donated their time and skills to make this video happen.}

^{The video will be placed on various social network sites and YouTube. Spread the video as wide as possible by including a link in your email signature, post it on your local website, send it to your media contacts and website subscribers, email it to your friends, partners and sponsors, and talk about it whenever you can.}

Post your World Heart Day Videos on Youtube and send us the link or send us directly your videos by contacting us.

View videos from around the world

Spanish Heart Foundation, Spain > FlashMob dance in Kiev, Ukraine > Inderanim, India >

• Use the music from the World Heart Federation video to make your own World Heart Day clip
• Adapt the video to your local language needs. You can download the video below in different formats:
• whd_09.avi (24 MB)
• whd_09.mp4 (5 MB)
• whd_09.wmv (49 MB)
• whd_09.mov (43 MB)

Questions and Answers

What will the World Heart Federation do to promote the video? The WHF will upload the video on our website, include a link in our email signature, distribute it to online media, create a link in our Facebook site, and upload it to YouTube

How can we measure the success of the video distribution? Measuring the success of viral marketing activities remains a challenge, but we are exploring possible options. Your suggestions on this are welcome.

Can I change the slogan at the end of the video or adapt the video to my local language needs? Yes you can if you have a video composer software programme available such as imovie, quick time or media player. We will provide you with the original video files if you contact us directly or you can download them directly on this page by clicking on the file names.

In which formats will the video be available? The video is available in the standard formats including .WMV, .AVI, .MOV and .MPG