According to the American Heart Association, one in 25 construction workers has cardiovascular disease, one in 4 is obese, one in 4 uses tobacco and one in 25 has diabetes. In fact, construction industry workers have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease compared to other industries, based on lifestyle factors such as smoking, poor nutrition,
Checklist for heart and brain health now has eight elements: Sleep, diet, nicotine exposure, exercise, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. By Michelle Ouellette, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Catholic Medical Center American Heart Association New Hampshire Board President At CMC’s New England Heart & Vascular Institute, we are passionate about heart disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Heart disease and stroke remain leading causes of death in New Hampshire women. The good news? Most cardiovascular diseases are preventable with healthy lifestyle changes. Learn more about women’s heart and brain health at the American Heart Association’s Upper Valley Go Red for Women Luncheon on Friday, February 17th at the Hilton Garden Inn Hanover Lebanon.
Written by Erin Dailey At just seven years old, Jamie Heath of Barre, Vermont began to show signs of stroke. Heath explains how she was in and out of consciousness and her head and neck began to feel very stiff. She went to multiple doctors who believed that she had meningitis, but thankfully her primary
Written by Erin Dailey Kevin Underriner of Dover struggled with high blood pressure for the majority of his life and was on and off medication under his doctor’s guidance. Underriner married a Canadian in February of 2019, but had yet to emigrate before COVID hit. In February 2020 he left for Canada before the borders
Written by Erin Dailey Kelly George of Enfield, NH has a story unlike most. At the age of 12, she was diagnosed with a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). Her mother and brother, along with several family members, have also suffered from this condition. Unfortunately, sudden death is very common with this disease and
Jeanine Jarowicz and Mike Vail to be honored at the Go Red for Women® Luncheon The American Heart Association in Maine will hold its 16th annual Maine Go Red for Women® Luncheon on March 21 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. The main speaking program, emceed by Channel 8 WMTW Anchor Kathleen
Written by Erin Dailey On June 3, 2013, Lisa Fish of West Newbury, MA was 25 years old and reminiscing on a great weekend attending two of her friends’ weddings in South Boston. However, everything took a turn for the worst when she began to endure one of the worst headaches she has ever felt,
Myranda Dewey of Barre Town recently joined the American Heart Association staff as a Development Director in Vermont and New Hampshire. This role will include working with local businesses and volunteers on events such as the Go Red for Women Luncheon and CycleNation to raise funds to support the Association’s lifesaving research, advocacy and educational
In loss, New Hampshire teen heart survivor found her purpose The American Heart Association has selected the 2022-2023 class of Youth Heart Ambassadors to be the face and voice in the Associations’ in-school initiatives. Ella Denney, a 17-year-old Gilford High School student, was selected as one of ten youth across the country for this volunteer