Georgia
Monitoring Your 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. Nearly 1 in 8 Georgians, with more than 13% of those living in Metro Atlanta, are nutrition insecure with 1 in 6 being children.
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Promoting Equitable Health and Sustainable Food in the CSRA
A priority area of the American Heart Association’s mission is to ensure that all individuals have access to healthy food, regardless of their location or circumstances. In collaboration with Augusta Locally Grown and Dearing Farmers Market, and with the support of Piedmont Augusta, we empower our community with science-based tools and resources and promote local, seasonal, sustainably-grown food as integral to the health and economic well-being of the CSRA.
Cardiac Emergency Response Plans (CERP)
In schools with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), approximately 70% of children survive cardiac arrest - seven times the overall survival rate for children. Having a CERP in place to quickly activate in the event of a cardiac event can save more students’ lives.
Healthy School Meals for All
Millions of children rely on their schools for a healthy breakfast and lunch. Providing healthy school meals for all can remove financial burdens for families, help children who might be on the edge of eligibility access nutritious meals and mitigate the stigma some students face in their school cafeteria.
Smoke-free Georgia
CPR Training Courses
Emergencies leave us feeling helpless, but they don’t have to. Take two minutes to learn Hands-Only CPR™ now. 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes. When a person has a cardiac arrest, immediate CPR can double or triple their chance of survival. Prepare to save a life, find a CPR course near you today.
Limited Time: 8x Impact for Healthy Hearts
Events in Your Area
CSRA Heart Ball
Location: Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 - 06:00 PM
Learn MoreAtlanta Heart Ball
Location: The St. Regis Atlanta
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 06:00 PM
Learn MoreSouthern Coast Heart Ball
Location: Marriott Savannah Riverfront
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025 - 06:00 PM
Learn MoreIn 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.
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.
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].
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