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:
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.
Find out what is happening at your local American Heart area
