A system for communicating heart health of an individual to the individual, comprises an input device useable to enter data relevant to the health of the individual an expert system including a knowledge base populated by a plurality of facts and rules for assessing heart health using the relevant data and an output device useable to communicate one or both of current heart health of the individual and a change in heart health that exceeds a threshold. At least some of the relevant data are biographical data and at least some of the relevant data are measurement data.