As champions for health equity, the American Heart Association is committed to advancing cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality. This is especially important for those who are uninsured or underinsured. The City of Petersburg is a resilient community, but one with significant barriers to living a
Two Sentara Healthcare executives will co-chair the American Heart Association’s annual Heart & Stroke Ball in 2023. Liisa Ortegon, President of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, and Terrie Edwards, Southside Region President, will also co-lead a continuing campaign called Heart of Hampton Roads, which is focused on improving health equity and preventing heart attacks and strokes.
The American Heart Association encourages Hampton Roads to boost mental and physical health while funding community wellness. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is inviting Hampton Roads back to the Heart Walk. This is the organization’s premier event to boost physical and mental health
The American Heart Association is doubling down on last year’s successful Pack the Pantries food drive through the Richmond Heart Walk campaign and hoping to gather 2,000 pounds of heart healthy foods to donate to local food pantries. The campaign, which will be active until the Heart Walk on October 22 at Libbie Mill Midtown,
Community leaders to co-chair American Heart Association’s initiative to improve women’s heart health The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, announces Nneka Chiazor, Vice President of Government & Public Affairs for Cox Communications and Dana Beckton, Chief Diversity Officer for Sentara Healthcare as the community volunteer co-chairs of the 2022-2023
The American Heart Association’s school-based youth programs, Kids Heart Challenge™ and American Heart Challenge™, awarded $2,500 to Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Roanoke, for physical activity equipment. The annual grant program supports schools by funding resources to extend school wellness programs. The grant the school received will help purchase a “Systems of Adventure Wall” for
The American Heart Association and Richmond Heart Walk Healthy for Good sponsor Molina Complete Care will be honoring those who have made healthy lifestyle changes at this year’s Richmond Heart Walk on October 22 at Libbie Mill Midtown. Nominations officially opened on August 1 for the Richmond Lifestyle Change Awards, which will recognize those that
The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, will be welcoming the Hampton Roads community in-person for the Peninsula Heart Walk on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Fort Monroe and the Southside Heart Walk on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Chesapeake City Park. Reese Jackson, President & CEO of Chesapeake Regional
Corporate Executives and Medical Leaders elevate their roles on the Hampton Roads Executive Board. The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, named four familiar individuals to the Hampton Roads Executive Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Scott Kern, Vice President Business Process & Projects, Dollar Tree, is the
It was the Monday following President’s Day weekend. Scott Kern was anticipating a busy day in his Executive Office at Dollar Tree Headquarters in Chesapeake, VA. Before he arrived at work, he’d spent some time in the gym, working out, preparing for a doctor’s appointment scheduled for the next day. Kern proceeded to skip multiple