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South Sound

Join the #WeAreHeart conversation!

Help save lives!

You can help fight heart disease by making a gift to help improve patient outcomes, fund breakthrough research, prevention, and more.

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A Culture of Health

Imagine a South Sound where healthy choices are equitable and accessible. Where the healthy choice is the easy choice. We are fighting heart diseases and stroke, the No. 1 and No. 5 killers of all Americans, by making the places we live, learn, work, play, pray and heal healthier.

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Show You Have South Sound at Heart

Your voice matters! As a South Sound local, you can make a difference by lending your support to help improve the long-term health of our city.

Local Events

Join the fight to end heart disease and stroke at a Tacoma event!

CPR Trainings

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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Healthy For Good

You don’t need a guilt trip. We know you know. You want to be healthy... for good. And we’re here to help inspire you to create lasting change in your health and your life, one small step at a time. The approach is simple: Eat smart. Add color. Move more. Be well. Get Healthy For Good.

Take Control of Your Health

Because being healthy and thinking you're healthy aren't the same.

Your Voice Matters

We will only beat heart disease and stroke if we work together. We advocate for policies that prevent cardiovascular diseases, improve the quality of and access to care, increase research funding and expand rehabilitation services.

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Research Goes Red

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Join thousands of women in the fight against heart disease. The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women® movement and Verily's Project Baseline have joined forces to launch Research Goes Red, an initiative calling on women across the United States to contribute to health research.

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Contact Us

1142 Broadway
Suite 120
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 240-3310

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