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Guest Blog: Paid Leave Is a Lifeline for Heart Patients and Families

March 16, 2026 by Anna Heerdt

Haley Rockwood’s firsthand look at how universal paid leave can protect workers, strengthen families, and support healthier communities. Written by Haley Rockwood A fourth open-heart surgery is a monumental hill … Read more

Categories Vermont Tags Advocacy, American Heart Association, CHD, Congenital Heart Disease, paid leave, Universal Paid Leave, Vermont, vermont paid leave

Local bank Regional President to lead 2026 Heart Walk and statewide push for CPR readiness

March 10, 2026 by Anna Heerdt

Werme joins the American Heart Association in engaging companies in Vermont to create a community of lifesavers According to the American Heart Association, 9 in 10 people who suffer cardiac … Read more

Categories Vermont Tags Community Health, community impact, cpr, Heart Walk, Nation of Lifesavers, NBT Banik, Vermont, Vermont Heart Walk

Norwich University Lecturer spearheads local women’s heart health movement

October 15, 2025 by Anna Heerdt

Dr. Corey Bennett, DNP, MSN, RN-BC to chair the American Heart Association’s Vermont 2025-26 Go Red for Women initiative Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women[1] … Read more

Categories Vermont Tags American Heart Association, Cardiovascular disease, Go Red for Women, Heart Disease, norwich university, Stroke, Vermont, women's health

Guest Blog – Taking the “luck” out of surviving cardiac arrest

September 4, 2024August 30, 2024 by Anna Heerdt

Payton Jones of Bristol, VT suffered cardiac arrest at age 11 during her swim meet. She is alive today to tell the story thanks to immediate CPR and automated external … Read more

Categories Vermont Tags Advocacy, Cardiac Arrest, Survivor Story, Vermont, Your the Cure
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