We’re making your community healthier by advocating for key issues such as:

• Smoke-free public places
• More walkable and bikeable streets, roads and parks
• Better nutrition and high-quality physical education in our schools
• Adequate, affordable and available health care for all

We’re making your community healthier by advocating for key issues such as:

• Smoke-free public places
• More walkable and bikeable streets, roads and parks
• Better nutrition and high-quality physical education in our schools
• Adequate, affordable and available health care for all

We’re improving the quality of care for heart and stroke patients by:

• Training millions of Americans in CPR, advanced life support, AED (defibrillator) use and first aid; promoting AED placement in businesses and public places
• Improving emergency care for heart attack victims through our Mission: Lifeline community-based initiative
• Helping hospitals treat cardiac and stroke patients according to proven guidelines using our Get With The Guidelines® program
• Strengthening stroke systems of care, teaching the public to respond to warning signs, and providing resources for stroke survivors and caregivers

We’re reaching at-risk populations through cause initiatives and online tools:

• Go Red For Women® (opens in new window): fighting heart disease, women’s #1 health threat
• Voices for Healthy Kids (opens in new window): fighting childhood obesity
• EmPOWERED To Serve™ (opens in new window): reducing African Americans’ high risk of stroke
• My Life Check® (opens in new window): our online heart-health assessment
• Heart360® (opens in new window): our online health management system that allows users to track and share their health information with their healthcare provider
• Recipe Hub (opens in new window): delicious, simple, affordable, and quick recipes and cooking tips
• Healthy For Good (opens in new window): science-based information and you-based motivation for a lifetime of health and wellbeing

Nationwide, we invest over $132 million a year ($3.2 billion since 1949) in heart and stroke research that has led to recent breakthroughs such as clot-busting drugs and drug-eluting stents. Healthcare providers learn about medical advances and new treatment guidelines though our journals, conferences and online courses.