Metro Chicago Minority Health Council

Please join our Metro Chicago Minority Health Council as we work together to promote our free programs/campaigns, such as Power to End Stroke and Search Your Heart, to increase the awareness of heart disease and stroke in these communities.

The American Heart Association is dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke in the African American and Latino communities.

Dedicated council members will meet monthly and include representatives from the healthcare, corporate, advocacy community, as well as community, faith-based, and family members/survivors of heart disease and stroke. All members will be asked to integrate our programs for managing hypertension, obesity and reducing disparity of care into the community and assess additional areas of need. Our goal is system change that brings forth health equity throughout Metro Chicago.

With your support and passion, The American Heart Association will continue saving lives and building stronger communities.

For more information please contact Fil Guipoco, (312) 476-6628 or Curvine Summers, (312) 346-4675, Health Equity Directors.


African Americans are twice as likely to have a stroke as any other group, yet many of these strokes are preventable. Power To End Stroke, our national campaign to help African Americans recognize and reduce their risk of stroke, embraces and celebrates their culture, energy, creativity and lifestyles. More about Power To End Stroke	Go Red For Women Sundays African-American and Hispanic/Latino women have a higher risk for heart disease and stroke than other women. Contact our local staff for help in coordinating an event at your church or community center to help your female members develop heart-healthy lifestyles. More about the Go Red For Women movement	Quaker is a proud local sponsor of Go Red Por Tu Corazón
Power Ambassador NING Site Power To End Stroke is excited to announce the launch of the Power Ambassador Community, a place for Power Ambassadors across the nation to share information about what they are doing to promote the PTES movement. It is a gathering place to share successes, ask questions, review training materials, download program materials, post pictures and videos, post events to a centralized calendar and chat in real-time. Sign up for Power Ambassador NING	Printable Health Information Fact Sheets What is Cholesterol? How to Lower Cholesterol What is High Blood Pressure? Let's Talk about High Blood Pressure and Stroke How can I Lower Blood Pressure? Spanish versions	Go Red Por Tu Corazón celebrates the energy, passion and power Hispanic women have to band together to wipe out heart disease, the No. 1 cause of death for Latinas. Go Red Por Tu Corazón is working with Chicago Hispanic communities to help educate Hispanic women about heart disease and how they can help their families live heart- healthy lives

Fiesta Del Sol (July 29 - Aug 1, 2010) At the annual Fiesta Del Sol event in Chicago/Pilsen community, American Heart Association volunteers, survivors, representatives from active Conozca Su Corazon churches, and healthcare professionals supported our efforts to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke, as well as Latina women and heart disease through our Go Red por tu Corazon movement. Key Health Equity partners, including the Cook County Department of Health and the Chicago Department of Public Health, Morton College and Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPHa).
In addition, for community members presenting concerns about their risk factors, AHA’s community partner, Alivio Medical Center, was onsite providing free Cholesterol, Glucose and Hypertension screenings and referral to their clinics, which has a sliding pay scale for those who need assistance with medical payments

The Power To End Stroke campaign is supported nationally by the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals partnership.

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