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American Heart Association NYC honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month by funding nonprofit that provides housing to victims of domestic violence and their children

October 30, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

DOMESTIC ABUSE MAY DO LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH According to research published earlier this year in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), women exposed to domestic abuse were 31% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than women who had not experienced abuse. In the U.S. one in four women has experienced

NYC STEM Goes Red Launching in November: Initiative inspires and empowers high school girls across New York City to pursue a STEM career

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

The American Heart Association in New York City’s Go Red for Women® campaign’s STEM Goes Red initiative is back for its third year. While the 2020 event will be a digital experience, the goal remains the same: to encourage young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As a science-based organization,

Harvest of Health: Youth Forum

October 21, 2020December 11, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

Welcome to the American Heart Association in New York City’s first annual Harvest of Health. We are thrilled to be bringing you the first installment of our seasonal webinar series. In today’s webinar we will be focusing on the topic of youth health. But before we get started, we want to share some important resources

Long Island: A loving tribute from a son to his mother, Dolly

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

In drafting this article tonight, I realize that it’s five months ago this evening that I wrote my mom’s obituary, Virginia (Dolly) Dalessio who passed on April 21. Yesterday, on Sunday, I sat on my porch – very close to where my mom would sit during her visits to Sands Point and noticed all the

American Heart Association In New York City Honors World Mental Health Day By Investing In Local Health Tech Entrepreneur

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

Startup makes mental health care accessible, inclusive for communities of color and low-income youth World Mental Health Day is this Saturday, October 10, and the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization, recognizes the importance of mental health. Mental health affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle

New York City’s Elizabeth Elting and Michael Burlant, serve as a catalyst to launch American Heart Association’s Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund propelling vital work in local community

June 18, 2020June 26, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, received the first instrumental investments from longtime patrons, the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, Elizabeth Elting and Michael Burlant (https://www.lizelting.com/foundation) and Lynne and Marc Benioff to launch the American Heart Association’s Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund. Seeking to create

AHA NYC Board Member Liz Elting Combats COVID-19 and Health Inequality

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

American Heart Association New York City Board Member Liz Elting unveiled a multimillion-dollar charitable initiative created to support comprehensive COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts – including funding for research, frontline healthcare workers, public health resources, and direct support to the country’s most vulnerable and under served communities. As a part of the initial Halo Fund investment,

#GoRedNYC brings March Nutrition Month to life

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women New York City movement celebrated National Nutrition Month in March by creating a special eight-part video series. The series was sponsored and hosted by Rose Caiola, founder of ReWire Me and principal of Bettina Equities, who is a long-time supporter of Go Red for Women and a

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NYC OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

The American Heart Association is pleased to announce the opening of the 2020-2021 New York City Community Impact Grant application process. This grant will provide funding for non-profit organizations with programs and projects that have a focus on expanding access to healthy food for children living in under-served communities throughout the five boroughs of New

CycleNation Comes To Westchester To Help Prevent Stroke: Dr. Yafell Serulle serves as Chair

March 4, 2020 Diego Ortiz Quintero

The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, will host its first-ever CycleNation in Westchester on Friday, May 1, 2020 at Yonkers Brewing Company, 92 Main Street, Yonkers. Yafell Serulle, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Neuroendovascular Surgery at Phelps Hospital Northwell Health and a member of the Department of Neurology at Lenox Hill