Oregon & SW Washington

Help us ensure that everyone in Oregon has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life.
Oregon

We're Celebrating 100 Years

Celebrating 100 Years

A century of saving lives is a big reason to celebrate. That's just what our team in Oregon and southwest Washington is doing.

Combating Food Insecurity

Unete staff

More than 552,000 Oregonians currently grapple with nutrition security and we're working to change that with partners like Unete.

Heart Failure Tools and Resources

Heart attack

Living with a chronic condition like heart failure is challenging, yet you can enjoy a full life while addressing your symptoms. Find tools and resources on our heart failure hub, brought to you by OHSU.

Help Save Lives from the “Silent Killer”

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 will be 4X MATCHED to help fund the most promising new medical research, improve care and outcomes for heart and stroke patients in hospitals across the country, and more.

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In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Oregon and southwest Washington through five key priority areas: women, community response, 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 Oregon and Washington residents while saving and improving countless lives.

We’ve seen our community impact work grow, including efforts around creating avenues for greater access to care, healthy food access and education, sharing Hands-Only CPR kits with clinicians and schools to improve awareness for families, blood pressure screenings and education, and tobacco and e-cigarette education and prevention.

People are counting on us as never before. The American Heart Association, along with our supporters, will drive change, and will be relentless. Thank you for your continued support.

Access to healthy food is important for a healthy lifestyle. We're asking Oregon and southwest Washington employers to pledge to offer healthy food choices in their workplaces. Take the pledge today.

Community

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 American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to affect necessary and sustainable policy, system and environmental changes that help Americans build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Our efforts in Oregon and southwest Washington are focused on five major policy areas. These are: Tobacco Free, Quality Systems of Care, Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Access to Care.

Join our You’re the Cure network to support public policy initiatives across Oregon and make your voice heard!

Advocacy

Dr. Derenda Schubert
Board Chairperson

Bridge Meadows executive director
volunteer chairperson

Anthony Mulholland, MN, RN, NE-BC
Board President

OHSU Healthcare’s Ambulatory Services
vice president and chief nursing officer
 
Members:

Dr. Abigail Khan
OHSU Healthcare
associate clinical chief of cardiology

Amit Kansara MD FAHA
Providence Enterprise TeleNeurology
medical director

Brad Nantz
The Partners Group
chief executive officer

Dick Clark
DickClarkPDX
founder and chief executive officer

Jesse Gamez, MBA
Humana intermountain
market president

Mark Frinell 
Hub International
senior vice president

Mark Mantei
Vancouver Clinic
chief executive officer

Laurel C. Soot MD FACS
Providence Health Plan
chief medical officer

Nandita Gupta, MD, MBA, FACC
PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
chief medical officer

Randal Gage 
Community member


Contact Us

Mailing Address:

Visits by appointment only

4380 S Macadam Avenue #480
Portland, OR 97239

Phone: 503-820-5300

Heart and Stroke News

Find science-based stories about heart and brain health and inspiring survivor profiles from American Heart Association News.

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