The American Heart Association, the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, recently celebrated 99 years of lifesaving work. Leading up to its June 2024 centennial, the Association in Vermont is celebrating the Association’s accomplishments as it looks to build its next century of equitable health for all. One
Dr. Prospero Gogo, a long-time member of the American Heart Association Advocacy Committee, joined heart disease and stroke patients, survivors, caregivers, health care providers and other advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C. yesterday to ask their elected representatives to support nutrition and food security programs in the 2023 farm bill. The advocates are
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, announced its plans for the 2023 Vermont Go Red for Women® event. This Association signature event will be held on Tuesday, April 11th from 5pm – 8 pm at the Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain. The event will begin
Being sleepless in Seattle – or Vermont – may spell trouble for your heart. Scientific researchers have noticed a marked increase in heart attacks and strokes in the days following the change to daylight saving time each spring. However, the American Heart Association, the leading global health organization dedications to fighting heart disease and stroke,
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
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
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and give thanks while enjoying friends, family, and a good meal. But after the table is cleaned and the dishes are done, it is time for families across Vermont to get moving! Research shows active parents raise active children. Fitness should always be a priority in a family’s daily
Written by Erin Dailey Bailey Olson grew up in Colchester, Vermont, and is now a senior at Endicott College in Massachusetts where he is a wide receiver on the football team whose record stands at 7-0. However, it was not always an easy journey to get to where he is today. Olson was born with
The 2023 Vermont Go Red for Women® event will be held on April 11th at the Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain. Joanne Leclerc, Manager, Portfolio Project Management with NuHarbor Security, has stepped up to be the 2023 Vermont Go Red for Women Chair. “Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, claiming more women’s lives
Written by Erin Dailey Jeremy Woodward of Concord is the definition of a heart warrior. In 2007, Woodward was 28 years old and heart failure. His heart failure developed after an aortic tissue valve stopped working, which prevented his heart from pumping blood. He then developed a clot on the left side of his heart