Written by: Sam Rudolph For Cayla DiGiovanni it was just another day as a college student. She was in her Sophomore year at James Madison University finding her way through her first few years. After her classes she decided to go to the gym for a quick run on the treadmill. It was nothing she
Written by: Katlyn Shull Growing up in the 60’s Le Count Holmes had a passion for exercising. Holmes was born in Washington, DC but growing up he has lived in Indianapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, and Ann Arbor. He attended the Boy Scouts and fell in love with swimming. In fact, since the age of 4 he has never lived anywhere
The 31st Annual Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race, 5K Run and Walk will be a groundbreaking year – together we will raise $1.5 million for the American Heart Association! With the health and safety of our participants remaining our top priority, this year’s race will again be a digital experience. With no geographic boundaries, we will recruit
Lawmakers have opportunity to combat public health impact of COVID-19 by enacting policies proven to reduce and prevent tobacco use, including a tobacco tax increase. On April 13, state legislators heard from cancer and cardiovascular patients, survivors, and public health advocates during Maine’s virtual Tobacco Action Day. Even though the advocates could not travel to
Starting the week of April 12, the American Heart Association is asking advocates in Massachusetts to focus their efforts on one of our key issues – raising tobacco taxes and increasing funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs. We have created a Tobacco Taxes and Funding Toolkit that will help you build an advocacy campaign
With some hope on the horizon in the fight against COVID-19, the American Heart Association, the leading voluntary organization devoted to longer, healthier lives, and CPL, say it’s a good time to stop and take stock of your overall health and wellbeing. That means connecting with your doctor to schedule any check-ups you may have
The executive director of the American Heart Association in central Massachusetts and the chairwoman of the region’s Heart and Stroke Ball appeared on the Talk of the Commonwealth radio show on Wednesday morning. Brian Shankey, who leads the AHA’s efforts in Greater Worcester, provided an overview of the work of the American Heart Association and
Working and spending more time at home during the pandemic means many people are moving less. However, there are easy ways to get up and get moving. The American Heart Association is putting out the call to people to move more because being sedentary can be as bad for your health as smoking. It can
Participating in the Heart Walk is about coming together, getting hearts pumping, honoring survivors, raising lifesaving funds – and having fun along the way. This year the Heart Walk more than one day. It is about the teams coming together in the weeks leading up to event day and celebrating what they have accomplished to impact
The American Heart Association is disappointed that a tobacco tax increase isn’t part of the 2021-2022 New York State budget. Also left out were appropriations for Double Up Food Bucks, an incentive that would let SNAP recipients double their buying power of healthy food. “A tobacco tax would have been a win-win, and the state