Iowa
CPR Saves Lives
Bystander CPR can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. By conducting training sessions, working with groups like the Quad Cities Heart Safe Coalition and Rotary-Kerber HeartSafe in Iowa City and providing educational resources, our Iowa team is in the community spreading the message that it only takes two steps to save a life.
Know Your Numbers
Accurate blood pressure measurement is critical for timely diagnosis and treatment of individuals with high blood pressure. That’s why we work closely with community gathering spaces such as barber shops, thrift stores and fitness centers to empower Iowans to measure and track their blood pressure and take steps to prevent heart disease and stroke. We’ve also launched Check. Change. Control.® to help Iowans fight the ‘silent killer.’
Iowa Mission: Lifeline Stroke
Iowa Mission: Lifeline Stroke’s innovative regional collaboration is working to ensure compatibility, consistent training and uniform protocols for both transporting and treating stroke patients across the state.
Survivor Story: Another Appreciation for Life
Ely teen named 2024 Stroke Hero
Reegan Lueken, a high schooler from Ely who experienced a stroke at age 12, was 1 of 6 stroke heroes from across the country recognized by the American Stroke Association for their resiliency and dedication in the fight against stroke.
Featured Recipe: Grilled Chicken with Vegetables
The summer garden bounty provides lots of color and flavor to this dish, pairing well with the garlic and herb grilled chicken.
Focus on Quality
When medical professionals apply the most up-to-date evidence-based treatment guidelines, patient outcomes improve. That's the simple truth behind the drive for continuous quality improvement. Our comprehensive suite of programs can help you advance farther and faster in the quest for ever-better care.
Life’s Essential 8
Life’s Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, as defined by the American Heart Association. Better cardiovascular health helps lower the risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems.
The “Silent Killer” Must Be Stopped
High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease. Nearly half of Americans have it and too many don’t even know! With your help, we can change this.
Your gift today help fund the most promising new medical research, improve care and outcomes for heart and stroke patients in hospitals across the country, and more to help save lives.
Events in Your Area
Central Iowa CycleNation
Location: Cowles Commons
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 04:30 PM
RegisterQuad Cities Go Red for Women
Location: Double Tree by Hilton, Davenport, Iowa
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 05:00 PM
RegisterCedar Rapids Go Red for Women
Location: Double Tree by Hilton Cedar Rapids
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 10:30 AM
RegisterIn Your Community
The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Iowa through five key priority areas: women, readiness, tobacco and vaping, patients, and healthy living. 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 Iowa citizens while saving and improving countless lives.
Throughout the state of Iowa, 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.
People are counting on us as never before. We at the American Heart Association, along with our supporters, will drive change, and we will be relentless.
For more than 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 Iowa citizens build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Our efforts in Iowa and its communities are focused on the following policy areas: Maternal health, Access to Care Funding and Coverage, Nutrition Security, Health Equity Community Plans, Healthy Early Childhood Policies, Cardiac Emergency Response Plans and CPR implementation in schools.
Board Chair
Karen Rieck
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Board President
Lena Rydberg, DO
The Iowa Clinic
Leadership Development Chair
Sarah Borchers
ITA Group Inc.
Members
Kris A. DeGraff
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Robert Gavora
MercyOne Iowa Heart
Jill Greiner
Johnson Greiner Financial
Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Angel Grubb
Community Volunteer
John Irving
Tri-City Electric Co.
Izaah Knox
Urban Dreams
Matt Meendering
Dowling Catholic High School
Thomas Mulrooney
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Janet Naset-Payne, RN, BS, MHA
Broadlawns Medical Center
Cameron Nicholson
YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Tim Pearson
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Elisa Sloss, RD, LD
Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc.
Jodi Schweiger, RDN, LD, CDCES
The Iowa Clinic
Dr. Denise M. Sorrentino, MD, FHRS, FACC
MercyOne Iowa Heart
Amanda Vander Ley
Homes Murphy
Kevin Waetke
Sammons Financial Group
Contact Us
Des Moines, Iowa
(MAIL ONLY)
8805 Chambery Blvd,
Ste 300, PMB 126
Johnston, IA 50131
Phone: (515) 414-3200
Eastern Iowa
By Appointment Only:
1035 N. Center Point Rd., Ste B
Hiawatha, IA 52233
Phone: (319) 536-3900