InterAmerican Heart Foundation

What InterAmerican Heart Foundation does

The InterAmerican Heart Foundation (IAHF) is a nonprofit health advocacy organization founded in 1995 that coordinates cardiovascular disease prevention efforts across Latin America and the Caribbean. It operates as a federation of national heart foundations and allied organizations, working through five core programmatic areas: healthy food, physical activity, tobacco control, air pollution, and control of harmful alcohol use. The foundation does not sell products or services; instead, it generates resources through donations (a PayPal "Give Now" link is published on its website) and convenes members around shared policy advocacy, public education campaigns, and participation in multilateral frameworks such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

IAHF's core "products" are programmatic initiatives and convening services rather than technology platforms. These include the LAC Tobacco or Health Conference, the Science of Peace Award Lecture, the Go Red for Women campaign, an E-Library knowledge base, and a tri-lingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese) newsletter distributed via Mailchimp. Outreach occurs through a website (interamericanheart.org), Facebook, X (@IAHFnews), YouTube, email newsletters, and in-person events. No proprietary technology, API, SDK, or AI/ML components are disclosed; core technology is listed as "Not explicitly disclosed."

The foundation's go-to-market is community-led: it engages government health agencies, member foundations and alliances, the general public, and women specifically as primary constituencies, conducting policy advocacy (e.g., fiscal measures such as Jamaica's Special Consumption Tax on sweetened beverages), educational outreach, and cross-country coordination. Strategic partnerships with PAHO, WHO, the American Heart Association, and the WHO FCTC anchor IAHF's role in regional health governance, and recent activity includes co-organizing the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health in Brasilia and participating in the Lancet Americas Commission on Primary Health Care and Resilience.

Name

InterAmerican Heart Foundation

Legal name

InterAmerican Heart Foundation

Website

https://interamericanheart.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

InterAmerican Heart Foundation is a nonprofit federation founded in 1995 that coordinates cardiovascular disease prevention across Latin America and the Caribbean through member heart foundations, policy advocacy, and public education programs in healthy food, physical activity, tobacco control, air pollution, and alcohol control.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy Nonprofits

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Cardiovascular health advocacy
• Nonprofit health organization
• Disease prevention programs
• Public health campaigns
• Heart health research

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The InterAmerican Heart Foundation is a nonprofit health advocacy organization that coordinates cardiovascular disease prevention programs across Latin America and the Caribbean through its network of member heart foundations. It delivers public-health programs targeting tobacco control, healthy food, physical activity, air pollution, and alcohol control, along with supporting resources such as a newsletter, an E-Library, conferences, and public awareness campaigns.

Product overview

The InterAmerican Heart Foundation operates as a non-profit health advocacy organization focused on cardiovascular disease prevention across the Americas. Rather than offering a technology product platform, the organization provides public health programs, educational initiatives, and advocacy services organized around key focus areas: Healthy Food, Physical Activity, Tobacco Control, Air Pollution, and Alcohol Control. The foundation also operates an E-Library knowledge base, publishes regular newsletters, organizes conferences such as the LAC Tobacco or Health Conference, and runs campaigns like Go Red for Women to promote heart health awareness.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiovascular Prevention Programs Multi-country cardiovascular disease prevention programs covering Healthy Food, Physical Activity, Tobacco Control, Air Pollution, and Alcohol Control, delivered for member heart foundations and the public across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• E-Library Digital resource library providing cardiovascular health information, evidence, and advocacy materials for member foundations, partners, and the public.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2025Co-organized the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health held in Brasilia, Brazil (July 29-31), addressing climate threats to health in the Americas.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the launch of the Lancet Americas Commission Report on Primary Health Care and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO co-organized the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health with IAHF involvement.
• Government of BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health held in Brasilia, Brazil.
• WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAHF participates in Conference of the Parties (COP) sessions and supports implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
• Heart Foundation of JamaicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember alliance working on cardiovascular health policies including sugary drink taxation advocacy.
• Heart Foundation of JamaicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAHF member organization advocating for Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages in Jamaica's 2026-27 Budget.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alignment and meetings held at AHA Scientific Sessions for knowledge sharing and collaboration on cardiovascular health.
• IAHF Member Alliances NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of national heart foundations and health organizations across Latin America and Caribbean working collectively on heart health advocacy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Framework Convention Alliance: A global alliance of over 500 organizations supporting WHO FCTC implementation. IAHF participates in FCTC COP sessions and advocates for tobacco control policies, making this a direct peer in global tobacco control advocacy.
• NCD Alliance: A global network of civil society organizations advocating for NCD prevention and control. IAHF's focus on cardiovascular disease, tobacco, alcohol, and nutrition aligns directly with NCD Alliance's agenda, making it a like-for-like peer in NCD advocacy and policy work.
• World Heart Federation: Global umbrella organization for heart foundations and cardiac societies. Like IAHF, it mobilizes the cardiovascular community to advocate for NCD prevention, tobacco control, and healthier food policies, serving as a structural peer for IAHF's international advocacy mission.
• Global Alliance for Tobacco Control: An international alliance focused on advancing tobacco control policies globally. IAHF's tobacco control program and participation in WHO FCTC COP/MOP sessions make it a direct peer in tobacco policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association: The largest US cardiovascular health organization with a global research, advocacy, and education footprint. IAHF already has a strategic alignment with AHA through Scientific Sessions meetings, making it a comparable incumbent operating in the same advocacy space with broader resources.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): The WHO regional office for the Americas and a core IAHF partner. PAHO is a much larger incumbent operating in the same regional health advocacy space, with which IAHF coordinates on cardiovascular health, NCD, and primary healthcare initiatives.
• Union for International Cancer Control (UICC): A global membership-based organization addressing cancer control. While focused on cancer rather than cardiovascular disease, UICC is a comparable global health advocacy NGO with similar member-alliance structure, funding model, and policy advocacy approach.

Regional players

• Healthy Caribbean Coalition: A Caribbean-focused civil society alliance addressing NCDs through advocacy and policy. It is a regional peer to IAHF's Caribbean footprint, with overlapping agenda on sugary drink taxation, childhood obesity, and cardiovascular health policy.
• Heart Foundation of Jamaica: IAHF's member national heart foundation in Jamaica advocating for sugary drink taxation and cardiovascular health policies. As a national chapter, it represents the operational unit through which IAHF delivers country-level impact in the Caribbean.

Emerging players

• World Obesity Federation: A global advocacy organization focused on obesity prevention and treatment. IAHF's healthy food promotion and sugary drink taxation work directly intersect with World Obesity's agenda, making it a thematic peer in NCD prevention advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iahfnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/InterAmericanHeart
• Facebookfacebook.com/100083199533790
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interamerican-heart-foundation

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