News and Stories from the American Heart Association

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Awardee blends financial leadership with lifetime commitment to service

Additional Ventures is honored for innovation and impact in confronting single ventricle heart disease.
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Awardee blends financial leadership with lifetime commitment to service

Business leader Marsha Jones is honored for her contributions to the Heart Association’s growth.

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New U.S. nutrition guidance emphasizes importance of healthier eating

Federal guidelines and Heart Association guidance both encourage limiting added sugars and highly processed foods, but there are differences.

Ralph Edwards (left), host of the radio show "Truth or Consequences," presents the check from The Walking Man contest to American Heart Association President Dr. Arlie R. Barnes in 1948. (American Heart Association archives)

What Actually Happened

You may have heard a misconception that Procter & Gamble gave the American Heart Association $1.5 million - the equivalent of more than $20 million today - in 1948. That's actually false.

'He just wasn't near an AED'

May 7, 2024

In rural North Dakota, the American Heart Association is driving educational outreach to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke, providing grants to purchase automated external defibrillators, and facilitating easier access to emergency cardiovascular care.

Putting the 'fun' in fundraising

Apr 25, 2024

For a half-century, playful school-based programs have taught students valuable health lessons and sparked donations for the fight against heart disease.