American Heart Association Kentucky
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#LEXSaveLives Campaign Launches in Lexington
The American Heart Association and Lexington Fire Department recently co-funded a project to equip each of Lexington’s 24 fire stations with a new electronic CPR Manikin. As part of National CPR and AED Awareness Week and Month, they joined forces to make CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) awareness and education a permanent fixture in Lexington through their newly launched #LEXSaveLives campaign.
Providing Nutritious Foods in Louisville’s Food Deserts
Eating a nutritious diet often comes with a price tag too high for many residents in Louisville, where 1 in 5 people live in food-insecure households with limited access to nutritious foods. With assistance from the Frazier Joy Foundation, we're pleased to collaborate with New Roots, Inc. to provide 100 Fresh Stop shares of fresh fruit and vegetables each month to families served by Simmons College/Family Life Center and Christ Cathedral of Praise.
Lifesaving Legislation HB331 Signed into Law in Kentucky
With support from the American Heart Association, House Bill 331, which mandates Cardiac Emergency Response Plans (CERPs) in Kentucky schools, was passed by the Kentucky Legislature and signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear earlier this year. HB331 requires schools to have certain lifesaving measures in place, including having an easily accessible Automated External Defibrillator (AED) onsite as funds become available, training staff in CPR, and other important safety measures.
Scholarships Awarded from Carol Barr Research & STEM Fund
Three $10,000 scholarships from the Carol Barr Research & STEM Fund, which were made possible by the Murry Foundation and are renewable for up to four years, were recently awarded to students in Eastern Kentucky. This year’s recipients are Ashten Elizabeth Wall, Ella Brooke Bussell and Emily Brooke Neal. They were honored during a reception on May 8.
Learn more about this year’s recipients
Infant CPR Kit Initiative Expanded to Reach Rural Communities
The American Heart Association and the Kentucky Association of Health Plans expanded their statewide infant CPR kit initiative with a goal of reaching more rural communities across Kentucky. The kits were delivered to healthcare facilities to distribute to new parents, with a total of 7,350 kits being delivered. Each kit includes an inflatable manikin and video course that teaches lifesaving infant CPR in as little as 20 minutes.
Learn more about the initiative
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Events in Your Area
Recess in the Stadium
Location: Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023 - 09:00 AM
RegisterButler/Warren County Heart Walk
Location: Atrium Family YMCA
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023 - 09:00 AM
RegisterScott County Heart Walk
Location: Georgetown Community Hospital
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 09:00 AM
RegisterLexington Go Red for Women
Location: Central Bank Center
Date: Friday, September 29, 2023 - 11:30 AM
RegisterIn Your Community
The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Kentucky 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 Kentucky citizens while saving and improving countless lives.
Throughout the state of Kentucky, 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. Thank you for your continued support.
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 Kentucky citizens build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Our efforts in Kentucky and its communities are focused on the following policy areas: Tobacco and Vaping, Access to Care, Medicaid Expansion, and Hypertension Prevention and Control.
Board President
Clint Kaho
Baptist Health La Grange
Board Chair
John Walsh
UofL Health - Jewish Hospital
Leadership Development Chair
Joe Fuller
LifePoint Health
Members
Nathan Bellinger
SeniorBridge
Thomas Carver
BKD, LLP
Ruth Devore
Delta Dental of Kentucky
Dr. Toni Ganzel
University of Louisville
Dr. Sandra Guerra
WellCare
Krista Hensel
UnitedHealth Group
Anne Marie Holas-Dryps
Norton Heart and Vascular Institute
Rob Jay
Scion Health
Dr. Swannie Jett
Park DuValle Community Health Center Inc.
Tonya Johnson
Fifth Third Bank
Dr. Bradley Keller
Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute
Dan Oliver
Dan-O’s Seasoning
Dr. Chirag Patel
WellCare, Centene of Kentucky
Jason Radford
Oldham County Schools
Tonii Rizzo
Retired
Tom Stephens
Kentucky Association of Health Plans
Jaamil Wade
Johnson & Johnson
Dr. Derek Weyhrauch
Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute – Kentucky
Board President
Susan Carmical
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Board Chair
Karen Harbin
Commonwealth Credit Union
Members
Kelly Ball Broadbent
Stoll Keenan Ogden PLLC
Justin Campbell
UK HealthCare
Lesley Catron
Central Bank
John Cioci
WesBanco
Janet Craig
Stites & Harbison
Josie Curtis
RJ Corman
Artie Ford
Whitaker Bank
Dr. Jacqueline Frazer
BGCAPP
Tom Gerrald
Valvoline
G.D. Hieronymus
Community Volunteer
Dr. Anthony Houston
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Timothy Johnson
United Way of the Bluegrass
Dr. Rick McClure
UK HealthCare
Carol Russell
Community Volunteer
Dr. Callie Rzasa
UK HealthCare
Kim Thuringer
Lexmark
Chief Jason Wells
Lexington Fire Department
Cliff Wilson
Georgetown Community Hospital
Cecelia Yeary
Baptist Health Lexington
Board President
Evie Alessandrini, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Board Chair
Kevin C. Jones
Community Volunteer
Leadership Development Chair
Tim Steigerwald
Messer Construction
Members
Costa Andreou, MD
The Christ Hospital Health Network
Gary Blank
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Mark A. Caesar
Truist Financial
Mark Carter
Cintas Corporation
Sue Erhart
Great American Insurance Company
Terri Hanlon-Bremer
TriHealth
Deborah Hayes
The Christ Hospital Health Network
Joseph Hricovsky
Huntington Bank
Michelle E. Hudgens
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Nadine Kasparian, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Colleen Lindholz
Kroger Health
Deepthi Mosali, MD
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
JoAnne Noyes
Noyes Knee Institute
Sam Privitera
Atricure
Sam Privitera
AtriCure
Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Creighton Wright, MD
Community Volunteer
Midwest Board Members
Steve Berke
DP Suresh, MD
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Lexington, KY 40504
Phone: (859) 317-6880
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