American Heart Association signature event drives CPR awareness and community preparedness
The American Heart Association and community members in Tri-County, Northern and Central New Jersey will gather for the Greater New Jersey Heart Walk, a family-friendly event featuring Hands-Only CPR education, survivor celebrations and a 5k route. The Greater New Jersey Heart Walk includes three dates and locations:
| Tri-County Walk October 5 Overpeck County Park Ridgefield Park, NJ | Northern NJ Walk October 11 ADP Roseland, NJ | Central NJ Heart Walk October 26 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ |
Approximately 9 in 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. In many cases, bystander CPR is not performed. Through fundraising, community education and corporate engagement, the Heart Walk expands local CPR training access, strengthens bystander readiness and supports research to save and improve lives from cardiovascular disease and stroke. This event supports the lifesaving mission of the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, to advance longer, healthier lives in our community.
Participants can register for the Heart Walk at www.heart.org/greaternjwalk. From there, they can create a fundraising page, download the Heart Walk mobile app, invite family and friends to participate and take part in the Heart Walk CPR Digital Experience to learn Hands-Only CPR in 90 seconds.
The Greater New Jersey Heart Walk is chaired by Michael Donohue, senior vice president, chief procurement officer and head of global real estate/facilities at ADP, and is sponsored by:
- National Sponsor of Nation of Lifesavers: Walgreens
- Lifesaver Mile Sponsor: ADP
- Healthy Selfie Sponsor: Bayer
- Lifestyle Change Award Sponsor: NJM Insurance Group
- Local Sponsor: Hackensack Meridian Health
- Media Sponsors: Magic 98.3 and TAPinto