American Heart Association

Wisconsin

Help us ensure everyone in Wisconsin has the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives.

Nation of Lifesavers Madison: Learn Hands-Only CPR

Our mission is to ensure Madison residents are prepared to take action if a loved one suffers cardiac arrest. It’s our goal to educate 80,000 Madison residents in the Hands-Only CPR technique by 2028.

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Leading with Survivors

Annmae developed a rare condition right after giving birth to her daughter. Annmae shares her story with you today, in hopes of raising awareness of this rare type of heart failure and to support fellow Go Red For Women survivors.

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CPR & First Aid Training

Emergencies leave us feeling helpless, but they don’t have to. Take two minutes to learn Hands-Only CPR™ now. 70 percent 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.

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Carrot Soup with Coriander

Looking for a delicious winter soup? Check out this deliciousness, and it’s heart-healthy, too!

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In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin citizens while saving and improving countless lives.

Throughout the state of Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin citizens build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Our efforts in Wisconsin 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
Dr. Joy Lincoln
Medical College of Wisconsin

Board Chair
Cindy Milgram
Survivor

Members

Amanda Baltz
Spaulding Medical

Derek Bartle
US Bank

Kate Bechen
Dykema

Andreas Beyer, Ph.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin

Chantel Byrd
Manpower Group Inc.

Dr. Art Coffey
ProHealth Care

Linda Crawford
BizTimes

Brandon Drusch
Marcus Hotels and Resorts

Randy Hoppe
Johnson Controls

Jessica Kolstad
GE HealthCare

Kathy Koshgarian
Food For Health

Erin Levzow
Community Advocate

Ben Lorber
WISN 12

Niki Marcelle
Ascension Wisconsin

Chad Robinson
Community Advocate

Charles Socci
Froedtert Health and Medical College of Wisconsin

Christy Stone
Milwaukee Public Schools

President

Mary Boylan, MD
President
St. Luke's Regional Heart & Vascular Center

Chair

Joseph Haas
SVP of Private Wealth
Associated Bank

Members

Heather Baker, EdD
Principal
Dorothy Simon Elementary School/Winnebago CUSD #323

Tasha Blackmon
President & CEO
Cherry Health

Kim Bors
Senior Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dover Corporation

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD
Vice Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Gyasi Chisley
Managing Director
Head of Corporate Healthcare
PNC Bank

Monte Curnutt
Vice President, Corporate Development
Roche Diagnostics

Eileen Robertson Hamra
CEO
Fit Together, LLC

Karen Harbin
President & CEO
Commonwealth Credit Union

Delores Hargrove-Young
Vice Chairwoman
d.e. Foxx & Associates, Inc.

Linda Imonti
Managing Partner
KMPG LLP
Retired

Joshua J. Joseph, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Cathy O’Malley Kearney, JD
Executive Vice President
Head of Institutional Services
KeyBank

Devray Kirkland
Vice President
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Cardinal Health

Brett Kissela, MD, MS
Executive Vice-Dean
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Chief of Research Services
UC Health

Sharon Langshur
Research Project Coordinator
Northwestern Medicine

Karen Larimer, PhD ACNP-BC, FAHA, FPCNA
Director Clinical and Research Operations
Cardiosense

Keith Miller, MD, PhD, FACC
Cardiologist
Bryan Health

John Mongelluzzo
Managing Partner
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Howard O’Brien
Associate
Howard & O’Brien Executive Search

Karen Rieck
Vice President, Human Resources
Farm Bureau Financial Services

Lee Shapiro, JD
Managing Partner
7wire Ventures

John Walsh, DSc, MBA, FACHE
Louisville, Kentucky

Wisconsin

Janesville is taking steps to become Heart Safe

High School athlete urging legislators to pass CERP legislation

Hands-Only CPR saves lives

Nation of Lifesavers Madison: Learn Hands-Only CPR

Leading with Survivors

CPR & First Aid Training

Carrot Soup with Coriander

New Moms Face the Highest Risk

Events in Your Area

Milwaukee Go Red for Women

Madison CycleNation

2026 Madison CycleNation

23rd Annual Bert Blain Memorial Shootout

Rock County Hard Hats with Heart

Milwaukee Hard Hats with Heart

Bert Blain Memorial Heart Walk

Madison Heart Walk

SE Wisconsin Heart & Stroke Walk/5k Run

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