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Learn how to improve and maintain your health
Together, we are relentlessly focused on the heart of our community. Through the year-round Live Fierce campaign, we celebrate our collective success in driving change, funding science and improving behaviors – no matter where, or how, we gather. That means working every day to help every heart.
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Calling 911 is always best when heart attack or stroke symptoms start
At the first signs of heart attack or stroke, call 911. Don’t drive yourself or your loved one to the hospital. First responders can start treatment faster and offer the best chance of survival.
Updated CPR guidelines aim to save more lives
New CPR guidance recommends early training for kids and lifesaving steps for emergencies including choking and opioid overdose.
Experts urge water safety and CPR training this summer
Whether you’re headed to the pool or the lake, make sure your summer fun stays safe! Learn basic swimming skills, water safety and CPR to protect yourself and your loved ones.
New obesity treatments aren’t reaching enough Americans who need them
Americans are increasingly obese, but new treatments and scientific advances aren’t reaching the people who need them. Major gaps remain between science and clinical practice.
Together, we can do so much
Your support today will help make sure the AHA is ready, with lifesaving research and medical breakthroughs that help save lives from America’s No. 1 killer.
