Reviewed will be the major components of the American Heart Association 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health Statement. Highlighted will be features of a heart-healthy dietary pattern, synergy with other chronic disease risk reduction recommendations, importance of adhering to a heart-healthy dietary throughout the lifespan, value of food and nutrition education in schools, consistency with sustainability and low carbon footprint, recommendation to include brief diet screen during preventive medicine appointments, identification of goals for improvement and assessment at re-assessment at subsequent appointments, and need for consideration to factors associated with structural racism and neighborhood segregation of underrepresented races and ethnicities. The event will also address factors in the food environment and within clinical settings where there are opportunities to make changes to promote better diet quality.