Despite a global pandemic, the American Heart Association’s Check It! Challenge is making a difference in the fight to control a silent killer. The association’s first community-wide Check It! Challenge in Central New York and the Southern Tier encouraged participants to regularly check their blood pressure and take steps to lower their numbers. The challenge
Two Boston stroke doctors are urging Massachusetts lawmakers to support a bill that would ensure stroke patients get the best treatment as quickly as possible. In Massachusetts, first responders are required by law to take stroke patients to the closest hospital, regardless of the stroke’s severity. Unfortunately, the closest hospital may not be the best
Commonwealth Magazine published an op-ed by Dr. Joseph Sabato Jr. this week urging the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill requiring 911 operators to be trained in how to deliver CPR instructions over the phone. The legislation, which is supported by the American Heart Association, could improve the outcomes of people who experience cardiac arrest
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
The 2020 New Hampshire Heart Ball is going virtual on Thursday, June 25! Guests are invited to attend this empowering and educational gala from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The American Heart Association’s 2020 New Hampshire Heart Ball is a celebration of the mission, passion, work, and life-changing and life-saving achievements of
WCVB Channel 5 aired a story on Tuesday night about the American Heart Association Social Impact Fund’s investments in Boston. In Boston, vulnerable communities like Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester, are at greater risk for financial hardship, hunger and poor health. In areas of Roxbury, residents live to just 59, on average. Just a few miles
Bruce and Gail Markel of Poughkeepsie had always been active – they were gym members, Gail is an LPN, and Bruce putters all day. But in January 2017, when Bruce was 70, he had a sudden cardiac arrest. “He hadn’t been acting like himself,” Gail Markel said. “Our daughter talked him into going to the
The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, received the first instrumental investments from longtime patrons, the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, Elizabeth Elting and Michael Burlant (https://www.lizelting.com/foundation) and Lynne and Marc Benioff to launch the American Heart Association’s Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund. Seeking to create
A message from our 2020 New Hampshire Heart Walk Chair, Jeff Scionti, Chief Executive Officer at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Thank you, New Hampshire, for supporting the American Heart Association on June 7. Whether you got your steps in around the neighborhood, biked a familiar trail, or hiked in a new park, we truly appreciate
In a victory for active transportation and a healthier community, on May 21 the Montgomery County Council approved approximately $30 million to support bicycle and pedestrian programs in their 2021 capital budget. The American Heart Association has supported equitable allocation of bike and walking infrastructure in the County since 2017 when revision of the Bicycle