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2024 Hampton Roads Go Red for Women Co-Chairs Announced

HR GRFW Co-Chairs

Amber Price, DNP, CNM, MSN, RN, President, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center and Alexis Swann, President, TowneBank Peninsula and Williamsburg, will serve.

One in One Hundred

Alyiah

Christina Luntzer was stunned when she learned that one in one hundred babies are born with a heart defect. She never imagined that her own child would bring that statistic to life.

43 hospitals in Virginia Recognized

GWTG

The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative promotes up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care.

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Events in Your Area

Lynchburg Heart Walk

Location: Percival's Island

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 10:00 AM

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Richmond Heart Ball

Location: Main Street Station

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 06:00 PM

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Hampton Roads Heart Ball

Location: Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024 - 06:00 PM

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Danville Heart Walk

Location: Anglers Park

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 10:00 AM

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Roanoke Heart Walk

Location: River's Edge Park South

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 10:00 AM

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In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Virginia through five key priority areas: women, COVID-19, 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 Virginia residents while saving and improving countless lives.

Throughout Virginia, 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 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.

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 Virginia and its communities are focused on five major policy areas. These are: Tobacco Free, Quality Systems of Care, Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Access to Care.

Advocacy

Chair:
Chandra Hurst
VP, Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer
Virginia Community Capital, Inc.

President: 
Dr. Chris Snyder
Chief of Pediatric Cardiology
Children's Hospital of Richmond

Gary Wallace
Managing Partner
Keiter

Dr. Phillip Duncan
Cardiologist
VCU Health

Zack Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Partner MD

Gary Thomson
Managing Partner
Thomson Consulting, LLC

Rod Powell 
Owner
Encore Insured

Sheryl Garland
Chief of Health Impact
VCU Health System

Jim Bailey
Partner
Williams Mullen

Sweeny Bansal
Vice President/General Manager
LabCorp

Dr. Amy Cashwell
Superintendent
Henrico County Public Schools

Xiomara Encarnacion
Regional Manager, Outreach & Compliance
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Dr. Anika Hines
Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Policy
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Darrin Johnson
Plan President
Molina Healthcare of Virginia

Dr. Jennifer Jordan
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Pauley Heart Center
VCU Health System

Brooks Smith
Managing Partner, Richmond Office
Troutman Pepper

Lance Watson
Senior Pastor and Chief Dreamer
St. Paul’s Baptist Church

Vivian White
CEO
Encompass Health

Dr. John Wittman
Neurologist
HCA Virginia


Chair:
Dr. Ethlyn McQueen-Gibson
Adjunct Associate Nursing Faculty
Norfolk State University

President:
Dr. Dena Krishnan

Director
Cardiac Rehab and Cardio-Oncology
Bon Secours

Leadership Development Chair:
Nick Thomas
Corporate Vice President Business Operations
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Chair-Elect:
Ashford Denman
Vice President of Cardiovascular Services
Sentara Health

Dr. Anca Dobrian
Vice-Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Dr. Kia Dunbar-Harris
Vice President, Clinical Care Services
Sentara Health

Reese Jackson
President
CEO
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare

Frankye Myers, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President
Chief Nursing Officer
Riverside Health System
Circle of Red Member

Dr. Olivia Newby
Owner
Executive Director
The Healthy Living Center

Aaron Thompson
Executive Director
CEO
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center


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Glen Allen, VA 23060

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