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Monitoring Your Blood Pressure

Nearly 40% of residents in Georgia have been diagnosed with high blood pressure

Nearly 40% of residents in Georgia have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. The American Heart Association is encouraging Georgians to monitor their blood pressure regularly and know their numbers and what they mean.

Addressing Nutrition Security

Poor nutrition can lead to poor health.

Poor nutrition can lead to poor health. Nearly 1 in 8 Georgians, with more than 13% of those living in Metro Atlanta, are nutrition insecure with 1 in 6 being children.

Featured Recipe: Apple Pear Crisp

Apple Pear Crisp

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this tasty treat made with two delicious autumnal fruits!

Limited Time: 8x Impact for Healthy Hearts

There are still Giving Tuesday matching gift funds available, so every gift TODAY ONLY will be 8X matched to help fund more groundbreaking research, prevention services, CPR training and more. Together, we can help more individuals live healthier, longer lives.

Events in Your Area

CSRA Heart Ball

Location: Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 - 06:00 PM

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Atlanta Heart Ball

Location: The St. Regis Atlanta

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 06:00 PM

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Southern Coast Heart Ball

Location: Marriott Savannah Riverfront

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025 - 06:00 PM

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In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Georgia through five key priority areas: reducing risk in women, addressing community need, ending tobacco & vape use, controlling blood pressure, improving nutrition security and building health & well-being. Equity is always at the center of our work, and it will continue to guide all that we do.

Through our focus on these key impact areas, and with collaboration among local organizations, sponsors, businesses, and others that serve the community, we are working to improve the health and well-being of Georgia citizens while saving and improving countless lives.

Throughout the state of Georgia, we’ve seen our community impact work grow, including efforts around creating avenues for greater access to care, expanding healthy food access and education, building a network of first responders through CPR kits in schools, supporting blood pressure screenings and education, and educating on the dangers of tobacco and vaping.

Georgians are counting on us as never before. The American Heart Association, along with our supporters, will drive change, and will be relentless. Thank you for your continued support.

GA Community Impact

For over 40 years, Advocacy has had a mission-critical role in the American Heart Association's work. Our legislative and regulatory priorities help to mitigate risk factors and protect survivors in communities across the country. We support the enactment of evidence-based public policies that lead to longer, healthier lives.

Public policy advocacy is an essential strategy used by the Association to affect necessary and sustainable policy, system and environmental changes that help Georgia citizens build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Our efforts in Georgia and its communities are focused on six major policy areas which include: Tobacco Free, Access to Care, and Health Equity and CPR.

GA Advocacy Lobby Day

Board Chair
Phillip Coule, M.D.
Augusta University

Board President
Jose Cardenas, M.D.
Aiken Regional Medical Center

Leadership Development Chair
Jay Murray
Truist

Members

Vishal Arora, M.D.
Augusta University

Shankar Balan
Palmetto Industries International, Inc.

Brenda Brown
Patterson-Brown & Associates

Jim Clifford
North Augusta City Administration

Malinda Cobb
Richmond County School District

Yabin Dong, M.D. - President Elect
Augusta University

Jennifer Hart
Aiken County Public School District

Penny Jackson
Columbia County School District

Debbie Layman
Layman Farms

Shauntia Lewis
City of Augusta

Stuart MacVean
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Donna Martin
Burke County Public School District

Pamela Moore
Retired DOD & Military

Matthew Merrifield - Chair Elect
Aiken Regional Medical Center

Dean Seehusen, M.D.
Augusta University


Chairperson
Scott Webb
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

President
Divya Gupta, M.D.
Emory Healthcare

Members 

Karen Bennett
Cox Enterprises

Stephanie Blank
Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students

Marcus Brown, M.D.
Northside Heart
 

Kathleen Eidbo
Genuine Parts Company

Natalie Hernandez
Morehouse School of Medicine

Beth Reese
Southern Company

Veronica Maldonado-Torres'
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Tracy Pitcher 
Comcast Business

Kevin Stoneham 
King & Spalding

Rita Treadwell
Greenberg Traurig


Chairperson
Rita Treadwell
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Members

Elaine Archie-Booker
Morehouse School of Medicine

Leslie Becker
32nd Street Media, LLC

Gregory Bolden
National African American Tobacco Prevention Network

Shanti Das
Silence the Shame, Inc.

Keith Dobbins
AA Male Wellness Agency

Angelica Geter, DrPH, MPH
Black Women's Health Imperative
 

Cynthia Padilla Pearson
Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta

Kashi Sehgal
Retaaza

Will Sellers
Wholesome Wave Georgia
 

Anna Uche-Eme
Dobbs Foundation

Korryn Williamson
Insight Global


For nearly 100 years, the American Heart Association has been fighting heart disease and stroke and helping families and communities thrive.

Bold vision, big investments and your unwavering support made fiscal year 2022-23 one of the most successful in metro Atlanta. Here is an overview of our mission impact for 2022-2023:

Be a Supporter with Heart

Join the American Heart Association as a volunteer! Our volunteers are our biggest advocates that educate our community, power our local events, and raise critical funds that save lives.

Whether you are looking to volunteer as an individual or as a company/organization, whatever your capabilities are, we can find a volunteer opportunity that’s right for you.

Looking for ways to engage your employees in compelling and impactful volunteer experiences? Our corporate volunteer activities are designed to drive equitable health impact in our communities and support the mission and priorities of the American Heart Association to improve nutrition security, Hands-Only CPR usage, blood pressure awareness and mental well-being.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering and serving your community through the American Heart Association. Volunteers are our most valuable asset and are critical to our mission to save lives from heart disease and stroke.

Learn more about local volunteer opportunities by emailing [email protected].

Contact Us

CSRA

By appointment only:
887 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Suite 110
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 480-4906

Greater Georgia (Athens, Central Georgia, Columbus and Hall County) 

For Mail Only
519 E 4th St,
Chattanooga, TN 37403

(800) 257-6941

Metro Atlanta

By appointment only:
10 Glenlake Pkwy
South Tower, Ste. 400
Atlanta, GA 30328

 

(678) 224-2000

Southern Coast

For Mail Only
PO Box 1410
Bluffton, SC 29910

(843) 480-4906

Heart and Stroke News

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