Oregon & SW Washington

Help us ensure that everyone in Oregon has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life.

Oregon

Open Heart Surgery Survivor

Jacob and his mom

Jacob was born with half a heart. Three open heart surgeries later, he's still fighting and living life, one day at a time.

Combating Food Insecurity

Unete staff

More than 552,000 Oregonians currently grapple with nutrition security and we're working to change that with partners like Unete.

Heart Failure Tools and Resources

Heart attack

Living with a chronic condition like heart failure is challenging, yet you can enjoy a full life while addressing your symptoms. Find tools and resources on our heart failure hub, brought to you by OHSU.

Join 100 Ways In 100 Days

To celebrate our 100-year anniversary, we have a gift for you! Join our FREE, exclusive program to get an email each week for the next 100 days providing you with valuable health tips on eating better, moving more, and improving overall wellbeing.

Make 2024 your best year yet! Join now.

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Events in Your Area

Vancouver Heart Walk

Location: Esther Short Park

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 07:30 AM

Register

PDX Heart Walk

Location: Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 07:30 AM

Register

In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Oregon and southwest Washington through five key priority areas: women, community response, 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 Oregon and Washington residents while saving and improving countless lives.

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

Join our You’re the Cure network to support public policy initiatives across Oregon and make your voice heard!

Advocacy

Dick Clark, Board Chair
Retired CEO
The Portland Clinic

Dr. Nandita Gupta, Board President
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Medical Director,
Cardiovascular Service Line
OHSU Health,
Hillsboro Medical Center

Members

Randall Gage
Community Member

Jesse Gamez
Intermountain Market President
Humana

Dr. Abigail Khan
Associate Clinical Chief of Cardiology
OHSU Health

Mark Mantei
CEO
Vancouver Clinic

Anthony Mulholland
Sr. Director of OHSU Health Heart
and Vascular Service Line
Oregon Health & Science University

Brad Nantz
President,
The Partners Group

Derenda Schubert, PhD
Executive Director,
Bridge Meadows

John Timmerman, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
SkyLakes Medical Center

Angela Wright
Clinic Director
Yakima Valley Farm Worker Clinics,
Portland


Contact Us

Mailing Address:

Visits by appointment only

4380 S Macadam Avenue #480
Portland, OR 97239

Phone: 503-820-5300

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Heart and Stroke News

Find science-based stories about heart and brain health and inspiring survivor profiles from American Heart Association News.