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Brown’s Super Stores, Oak Street Health, and AHA Collaborate to Establish a Community-based Blood Pressure Screening, Education, and Referral Initiative

January 25, 2022February 2, 2022 Theresa Spencer

Brown’s Super Stores, Oak Street Health, and AHA Collaborate to establish a Community-based Blood Pressure Screening, Education, and Referral Initiative. Hypertension is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke, which kill more Philadelphians than any other disease, accounting for 3,417 deaths in 2019. Philadelphia’s health significantly lags behind other major cities despite overall progress

AHA and Philadelphia FIGHT Partner to Improve Hypertension Control

January 7, 2022January 10, 2022 laurenrose

Since 1990, Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers has been providing culturally competent comprehensive primary care, and state-of-the-art HIV primary care to low-income members of the community. Additionally, Philadelphia FIGHT provides research, consumer education, advocacy, social services, and outreach to people living with HIV and those who are at high risk, (family members, communities with high

HEART MONTH AND NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY TOOLKIT

December 20, 2021 Theresa Spencer

Click here – Heart Month 2022 Reclaim your Rhythm – Final February marks the start of Heart Month and Friday; February 4th is National Wear Red Day. Wearing RED is not just for people, it’s for offices, homes, buildings, bridges, parks, and landmarks too! This year you can help us in the fight against heart

Local Doctor Shares Tips to Prevent Heart Attack During Winter Holiday Season

December 9, 2021 Theresa Spencer

The American Heart Association suggests ways to prepare for heart healthy holidays to avoid heart attacks Philadelphia, December 8, 2021 — Scientific research over time has shown an uptick in cardiac events during the winter holiday season, and more people die from heart attacks between December 25th and January 1st than at any other time of the year. The American Heart Association,

Creating a Healthier Community in Chester County, PA by Passing the Complete Streets Policy

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 laurenrose

Transforming the way communities are designed makes it more likely that people across the U.S. will engage in activities such as walking, biking, rolling and using public transportation, according to two new reports published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. The advisory finds that by connecting activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations, such as

It Runs in the Family – One Man’s Fight to Stay Alive

November 9, 2021 Theresa Spencer

Scott Allen knows his family health history, and it is his life’s guiding principal! As a young child, Scott grew up in a house where eating a low cholesterol diet was a priority. His father had a history of heart disease, and his mother did everything she could to keep him and her children well.

Media Advisory: American Heart Association Philadelphia Heart Walk 2021 set for November 6 at Citizens Bank Park

November 4, 2021 Theresa Spencer

For Media Inquiries: Theresa Spencer: 267-997-3354; [email protected] For Public Inquiries: 1-800-AHA-USA1 (242-8721) heart.org and stroke.org This year’s American Heart Association Heart Walk will take place on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Citizens Bank Park. Please follow our Philadelphia Heart Walk Facebook page to stay up to date on important event information! The Heart Walk is

Daniel J. Rader, M.D., FAHA, of the University of Pennsylvania, to receive 2021 Research Achievement Award, the American Heart Association’s highest scientific award

November 3, 2021 laurenrose

The American Heart Association (AHA)will present its 2021 Research Achievement Award to Daniel J. Rader, M.D., FAHA, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He will receive the award during the Presidential Session on Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021. The meeting will be fully virtual, Saturday, Nov.

2021 Southern New Jersey Heart – First In- Person Event Since the Pandemic

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Theresa Spencer

On October 23, 2021, the Fall Southern New Jersey Heart Walk took place at the Riverwinds Community Center in West Deptford, NJ. This was the first outdoor and in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic. Over 600 people and even a few pets attended the Heart Walk and raised over $100,000. Nicholas Scardino,

Philadelphia’s American Heart Association Host’s Hard Hats with Hearts – First In-Person Event Since the Start of the Pandemic

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Theresa Spencer

Philadelphia, PA. September 30, 2021 – The American Heart Association of Philadelphia hosted Hard Hats with Hearts, the organization’s first in-person event since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was held at Xfinity Live! in South Philadelphia, to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke, the number 1 and number 5 killers respectively,