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Independence Blue Cross and AHA Philadelphia announce opportunity for community to provide PPE to local healthcare heroes on November 6

November 5, 2020November 10, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented need for access to health tools and resources across the nation. Many health systems are still without enough personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, gowns, and eye protection to safeguard their workers from the deadly virus. Independence Blue Cross and the American Heart Association Philadelphia are teaming

Philadelphia CycleNation Top Team Rides for 1,100 miles from the Rocky Steps in Philly to Florida

October 30, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

The phrase, “a long bike ride” took on a new meaning when Philadelphia CycleNation participant, David Feinman, and his team took off for an 1,100-mile, 10-day bike ride from Philadelphia to Florida. The ride concluded in Panama City with a self-supported Iron distance triathlon on October 31, which consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software, commits to matching up to $125,000 for American Heart Association Infant CPR Training Kits

October 5, 2020November 2, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, has committed to helping the American Heart Association raise funds and awareness to place up to 500 Infant CPR training kits across hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic region. The kits contain training materials to help families learn hands-only CPR and choking-relief skills from the comfort

AHA Philadelphia Increases Access to Healthy Food in Local Neighborhood to Address COVID-19 Hunger Crisis

September 4, 2020November 5, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

In Philadelphia, 1 in 5 residents are nutrition insecure, which has detrimental short- and long-term implications on health outcomes, including but not limited to hypertension, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. Exacerbated now by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an unprecedented need for emergency food relief, especially in neighborhoods that already had high rates of

Pediatric cardiologist to lead virtual walk to support heart health in the Lehigh Valley

August 4, 2020 Erin Postlethwait

The American Heart Association recently announced Dr. Louis W. Hansrote, medical director at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiac Center in Allentown and chief of pediatric cardiology at Reilley’s Children’s Hospital of the Lehigh Valley, will serve as chairperson of the 2020 Lehigh Valley Heart Walk scheduled as a month-long virtual experience from September 1-30. With

Bethlehem students learn to grow with new school garden

July 30, 2020 Erin Postlethwait

The American Heart Association Lehigh Valley board of directors recently teamed up with the Kellyn Foundation to install raised garden beds at Lincoln Elementary School in Bethlehem, PA. As part of the Garden as a Classroom program, Kellyn facilitates the building of raised bed gardens and ongoing hands-on healthy lifestyle curriculum to provide educational concepts

The AHA, Main Line Health & Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic respond to alarming drop in 9-1-1 calls fueled by COVID-19 fears

July 17, 2020November 20, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

As COVID-19 cases continue to increase and strain emergency departments nationwide, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) suggests ER visits in April were down 42 percent compared to the same period last year.[1] Yet, heart attacks and strokes haven’t stopped for COVID-19. To combat this alarming

Caulipower® Donates $1M to the AHA During COVID-19 to Protect At-Risk Families from Food Insecurity and Educate Children About Healthy Home-Grown Product

July 2, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

CAULIPOWER’s donation will deliver 100,000 meals of fresh produce to over 4,500 at-risk families. These are families who are suffering great hardship caused by COVID-19. In addition, the monies will support the development of the AHA’s national Teaching Gardens program. Philadelphia, June 23, 2020 – CAULIPOWER®, makers of America’s #1 better-for-you pizza, announced a $1

AHA Philadelphia Celebrates Anniversary of Philadelphia Beverage Tax Success

June 26, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

The month of June — June 16, to be exact — marks the fourth anniversary of the Philadelphia City Council voting 13-4 in favor of Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposal to tax sweetened beverages. This victory made Philadelphia the first major U.S. city to pass such a tax. Funding from the tax revenue supports the improvement

AHA Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson University’s “Rock the Red” Fashion Show Goes Virtual

June 22, 2020 Casey Adams Jones

Written in collaboration with Nicole Murphy, program coordinator for the Fashion Design Department at Jefferson University. Each year, Thomas Jefferson University juniors majoring in fashion design partner with the American Heart Association Philadelphia to create red dresses for a Rock the Red Dress fashion show that’s held during their annual Go Red for Women Luncheon. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, this year’s Red Dress fashion show has been canceled, but the outstanding message behind this campaign