The American Heart Association is committed to driving significant health impacts in Louisiana through five key priority areas: women's health, community readiness, tobacco and vaping, patient care, and total health and well-being.

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 Louisianans while saving and improving countless lives.

Throughout Louisiana, we have seen our community impact work expand, including efforts to increase access to care, healthy food, and education; developing a nation of lifesavers through CPR kits in schools and youth sports; offering blood pressure screenings and education; and promoting tobacco and e-cigarette prevention.

The American Heart Association’s community impact priorities represent the best opportunities to help Americans live longer, healthier lives.

Advocacy has had a mission-critical role in the Association's work for more than 40 years. 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 Louisiana citizens build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Our efforts in Louisiana and its communities are focused on six major policy areas which include: Tobacco Free, Access to Care, Quality Systems of Care, Healthy and Active Living and CPR.