Welcome new You’re the Cure members!
The American Heart Association is delighted to invite you to the You’re the Cure Network! By being part of the YTC network, we make it easy for you to receive frequent updates through emails-called action alerts. We also make it easy for you to send lifesaving requests to lawmakers! The You’re the Cure Network is a nationwide network of people dedicated to finding a cure for heart disease and stroke. By being part of the YTC network, you can be an active advocate by responding by taking action to action alerts that will be sent to your email account. By now, you probably have received your first action alert! By taking action, you voice your opinion on key issues and influence policymakers to change policy, to protect the health of you and your family.
With your help and dedication by taking action on alerts, we can enjoy the many critical successes in the public policy arena. Although many successes have been made as a result of dedicated volunteers-just like you, the fight against heart disease and stroke is not over. That is why we need your help! By taking action and voicing your opinions on key policy issues, we are one step closer to achieving the overall mission of the American Heart Association-to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
How to Take Action
Follow this link for our printable guide on how to become active with You’re the Cure and take action by contacting your legislators.
Contact your local Advocacy staff
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are proud to have a presence in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia in addition to the Federal Advocacy Team in Washington, DC.
Learn our Issues
AHA’s federal policy work is aimed at improving the lives of Americans suffering from heart disease and stroke or those at risk for developing cardiovascular disease. The legislative and regulatory policies we promote represent our best opportunities to achieve our mission - building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Federal advocacy work is centered on five central priorities: support for research, the promotion of cardiovascular health through measures aimed at prevention, fostering health care quality and value, ensuring access to appropriate, affordable, and timely care, and measures aimed at improving stroke prevention and treatment.
State Advocacy Resources
In this section, you will find contact information for our staff in each state, as well as state and local resource documents utilized by state and local advocacy staff when crafting a policy agenda for each state or local community.
Policy Successes Timeline
The American Heart Association had a lead role in championing and/or developing many important federal initiatives that are critical in our fight against cardiovascular disease and stroke. Click here to see our timeline of major policy successes that have had a major impact in this fight.
Public Policy Agenda
The American Heart Association advocates for improvements to cardiovascular disease prevention, care and research at the local, state and national levels. The Office of Policy Research and Development develop fact sheets on key issues that are grounded in the best available scientific evidence.
