The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is inviting more people than ever to join a “virtual mask-erade” at the 2021 Cambria Somerset Heart Ball, which will be transformed into a digital experience for the first time. The event will be held online using Zoom
Vinny Oppedisano, Vice President/Senior Business Banking Relationship Manager at M & T Bank, turned 40 in December. He feels great. He’s been feeling great for the past seven years, after chest pain sent him to a doctor. “I weighed about 300 pounds, and my doctor sent me to a cardiologist,” Oppedisano said. “I had high
On Wednesday, February 3 at 1 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. CT/ 10 a.m. PT, NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day will host an action packed, synchronous broadcast from the Super Bowl LV host city, Tampa Bay. During this broadcast, the NFL team with the winning NFL PLAY 60 exercise of the 2020-2021 season will be announced. Throughout January, kids were asked to view team
The Southern New England American Heart Association is working relentlessly throughout Rhode Island for longer, healthier lives throughout our region As we turn the page on 2020 and welcome the New Year, the American Heart Association of Southern New England will be working with elected officials to prioritize the overall health and wellbeing of Rhode
A Massachusetts man who started a non-profit to find employment opportunities for Boston’s homeless youth population has been selected as a top candidate for an American Heart Association grant. Connor Schoen, 22, who co-founded Breaktime in 2018 while a student at Harvard University, is one of eight innovators who will be presenting business models that
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, and FoodCorps, the nonprofit that connects kids to healthy food in school, have teamed up to design a K-5 lesson plan that introduces the connection between nutrition and heart health. Originally slated for last spring 2020, before the pandemic
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, and the National Football League (NFL), in collaboration with the Buffalo Bills, debuted the first-ever NFL PLAY 60 library, which features kid-friendly exercises to help kids to get their recommended 60-minutes of daily physical activity. Amidst the rising
Mia deMartelieire has supported the AHA in Delaware as Administrative Assistant for several years. One day in July 2020, despite all of the knowledge she had as an AHA employee, she suddenly joined the ranks for millions of women across the nation and became a heart survivor. Mia knew she had a family history of
The American Heart Association and NFL, in collaboration with the New England Patriots, are excited to debut the first-ever NFL PLAY 60 library, which features kid-friendly exercises to help kids to get their recommended 60-minutes of daily physical activity. Amidst the rising number of COVID-19 cases, schools and organized sports have begun to reinstate contact
Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined many plans to improve the lives of all New Yorkers during his multi-day State of the State addresses this week. The American Heart Association called on Gov. Cuomo to include public health programs in his priorities for 2021. “The arts, green energy, telehealth, and infrastructure will all improve the lives of