American Heart Association

Virginia

Join us on our journey to build a healthier Virginia

Check it Out: Blood Pressure in Richmond and Petersburg Libraries

Have you heard about the latest addition to the shelves at the library? The American Heart Association is adding blood pressure monitoring stations and loaner devices to libraries across the Greater Richmond and Tri-Cities centered on equity, placing resources in areas with the highest prevalence of hypertension and barriers to care.

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Hampton Roads Students Selected Amongst Hundreds to Serve as Youth Heart Ambassadors

Fifteen students from coast to coast are joining the American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, to champion their peers to live heart healthy. Representing a diversity of backgrounds and experiences, these youth selected as national volunteer Youth Heart Ambassadors for the association’s in-school programs, Kids Heart Challenge™ and American Heart Challenge™ will share how heart disease and stroke have impacted their lives while encouraging others to establish healthy habits to better mental and physical well-being.

Meet the Students

Walgreens Supports Heart and Brain Health Through the American Heart Association’s Life Is Why Campaign

This June, over 1000 Walgreens locations across West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC and South Carolina will provide shoppers the opportunity to donate in a quick and easy way to support the mission of the American Heart Association. The company is doing so in honor of Brooklyn Graves, the first child of Area Healthcare Manager Area 105 at Walgreens, Kristen Graves. Graves has shared her family’s story to raise awareness of congenital heart defects, the need for continued research funding as well as supportive resources the American Heart Association offers.

2024 Heart of Hampton Roads Co-Chairs Named

As plans are underway for the 2024 Hampton Roads Heart Ball, Cathie Vick, Chief Development & Public Affairs Officer, The Port of Virginia and Ashford Denman, Vice President of Cardiovascular Services, Sentara Health have been named co-chairs of this year’s community-wide campaign. The Heart Ball celebrates progress made through the dedication and passion of all who support the American Heart Association’s Heart of Hampton Roads, a year-round effort aimed at investing in and saving and improving lives in Hampton Roads.

Learn more about the Co-Chairs