American Heart Association Kentucky
STEM Scholarship Application Now Open
Applications for our 2025 STEM Goes Red Scholarships are now being accepted! The STEM Goes Red scholarship program was created in 2021 in honor of the late Carol Barr, who lost her life in 2020 due to complications from mitral valve prolapse, and was established to help bridge the gap between Eastern Kentucky students' interests in pursuing careers in STEM fields and achieving their dreams.
Go RED with us during American Heart Month!
American Heart Month focuses on raising awareness about cardiovascular health. Wear Red Day is held on the first Friday of February, encouraging individuals to wear red attire to bring awareness about women’s heart health. Post your photos on social media and tag @heartkentucky for your chance to be pictured on our Heart Month billboards in Lexington and Louisville!
120 Heart Month Ducks on the Loose!
Hearty got so excited while he was preparing for Heart Month with Ace the Duck from the Kids Heart Challenge that he accidentally let 120 ducks loose! Now, we need your help finding them across Kentucky! When you spot one, scan the QR code to learn Hands-Only CPR and discover nearby events. Then, snap a picture and share it on social media using our hashtags!
Local leaders earn national recognition through Leaders of Impact™ campaign
Wittney Youngblood of Pikeville has been named the 2024 Leaders of Impact™ winner in Central and Eastern Kentucky for her work driving equitable cardiovascular health in the community! She finished in the TOP 5 nationally, becoming 1 of only 5 participants to be recognized in the Centennial Club for raising more than $100,000. Collectively, she and 7 other local leaders raised more than $214,000, and as a result, finished in the TOP 4 markets across the nation!
Kentuckiana Leader of Impact™ finishes in Top 10 Nationwide
Carrie King of Louisville recently achieved an incredible milestone by placing ninth in the nation in the American Heart Association’s 2024 Leaders of Impact™ campaign. King, Kentuckiana’s sole representative for the 2024 campaign, raised $60,850 to support the Association’s mission of fighting heart disease and stroke – a cause she says is very personal to her.
Mom's Roasted Turkey with Butternut Squash and Asparagus
Who says can only enjoy roasted turkey during the holidays? This is a terrific healthy American dinner that will help you up your vegetable intake for the day.
Make Mother's Day More Meaningful
In 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 Chair
John Walsh
UofL Health - Jewish Hospital
Board President
Dr. Swannie Jett
Park DuValle Community Health Center
Thomas Carver
BKD, LLP
Richie Gimmel
Atlas Machine and Supply
Josh Heird
University of Louisville Athletics
Krista Hensel
UnitedHealth Group
Anne Marie Holas-Dryps
Norton Heart and Vascular Institute
Rob Jay
ScionHealth
Clint Kaho
Baptist Health La Grange
Carrie King
Homepage Realty
Mary Littrell
Central Bank of Kentucky
Katherine Kington North
Kentucky Association of Health Plans
Ebbony Page
Louisville Urban League
Dr. Chirag Patel
WellCare, Centene of Kentucky
Jason Radford
Oldham County Schools
Jaamil Wade
Johnson & Johnson
Dr. Derek Weyhrauch
Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute – Kentucky
Board Chair
Karen Harbin
Commonwealth Credit Union
Board President
Susan Carmical
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Members
Kevin Avent
American Trust Wealth
Christina Booth-Jackson
RJ Corman
Kelly Ball Broadbent
Frost Brown Todd
Lesley Catron
Central Bank
John Cioci
PNC Bank
Billie Dollins
Community Trust Bank
Artie Ford
Whitaker Bank
Dr. Jacqueline Frazer
Lexington Veterans Affairs
Tom Gerrald
Valvoline
Susan Hart
Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
G.D. Hieronymus
Community Volunteer
Timothy Johnson
United Way of the Bluegrass
Susan Lax
University of Kentucky Athletics
Dr. Rick McClure
UK HealthCare
Carol Russell
Community Volunteer
Dr. Callie Rzasa
UK HealthCare
Tom Stephens
Kentucky Association of Health Plans
Claire Sullivan
Tailor Made Compounding Pharmacy
Kim Thuringer
Lexmark
Dr. Kelly Waespe
Baptist Health Lexington
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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Kentuckiana and Western Kentucky Office
By Appointment Only:
9901 Linn Station Rd, Ste. 910
Louisville, KY 40223
Phone: (502) 587-8641
Central and Eastern Kentucky Office
By Appointment Only:
354 Waller Avenue, Suite 110
Lexington, KY 40504
Phone: (859) 317-6880
Greater Cincinnati Office
By Appointment Only:
9825 Kenwood Road, Ste. 104
Blue Ash, OH 45242
Phone: (513) 699-4240
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