Andrew Bond of Electric Boat to Chair Heart Walk for a second year The American Heart Association announces that the 2023 Eastern Connecticut Heart Walk to take place on October 1 at its new location, University of Connecticut, Avery Point campus. The annual event will be chaired for a second year by Andrew Bond of
The American Heart Association announces Dennis House, evening news anchor and host of “This Week in Connecticut with Dennis House”, and Kara Sundlun, author and WFSB-TV 3 Chief Digital Anchor and Co-Host of Great Day Connecticut, will serve as co-chairs of the 2023 Hartford Heart Walk. The 32nd annual Hartford Heart Walk will take place
The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative promotes up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care Twenty-two hospitals in Connecticut are among the 2,600 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke. Heart
The American Heart Association is excited to welcome Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, Ed.D as a member to the Connecticut Board of Directors. In her role, Dr. Torres-Rodriguez will help the association in building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, through oversight of local revenue generation and health impact activities. The American Heart Association is the
Dr. Robert W. Elder of Yale New Haven Health to provide leadership to Connecticut Board of Directors Robert W. Elder, MD, a cardiologist who is a specialist in adult congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiology, of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital Heart and Vascular Center has been named President of
My story begins when I was 15. One night I randomly began hyperventilating and couldn’t stop. My mom had me breathe into a paper bag to try and stop it, but it didn’t work – nothing seemed to work. Eventually I agreed to go to the hospital. While we were in route, I started losing
February 6th, 2020 was a regular Thursday. When I woke up that morning, I was a 52-year-old husband, father and lawyer. Married to Marni for nearly 29 years at that time, with one son in college and another in middle school; and practicing at the same law firm for 28 years. I was also a runner –
Community Wellness Day event on May 23rd is free for all to attend With support from the American Heart Association and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, community organizations are offering free COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines at a Middletown health and wellness event. The Community Wellness Day will take place on Tuesday, May
Liana Rodriguez had a stroke at age 20. Read her full story below. A stroke can happen to anyone at any point in their lifetime. May is American Stroke Month and the American Stroke Association wants you to know how to reduce your stroke risk and learn the signs everyone should know to spot a
Shoppers can support the life-saving work of the American Heart Association online ElyseRyan Jewelry is proud to support the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, through Life Is Why™, a cause marketing campaign benefitting the American Heart Association. Life Is Why inspires consumers to celebrate their