Issue:
CVD Prevention
Gail Mates
I spent most of my life watching heart disease strike family members.
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Dr.Bob Blackburn, North Carolina
Dr. Bob Blackburn, North Carolina Dr. Blackburn started his career as a volunteer with the American Heart Association in 1973. In a nutshell, why did he get involved? He was working with students and saw the impact tobacco was taking...
Chrissy Gaffney, Massachusetts
Chrissy had open heart surgery at the age of 12 for an atrial septal defect and again at the age of 45. In 2011, while walking at the school track Chrissy began to feel pressure in her chest that was...
Richard Benson
“I’m looking at the man in the mirror.” When it comes to preventing heart disease and stroke, the #1 and #4 most common causes of death in the US, respectively, I think of those famous and poignant words by the late great Michael Jackson many years ago.
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Cinny Kittle, West Virginia
To our You're the Cure advocates, August means Congressional Recess and an opportunity to meet with lawmakers face-to-face. In West Virginia, that often means Cinny Kittle (far right) will be busier than usual speaking out for improved health.
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Mary Cushman - An Advocacy "Hero"
American Heart Association Advocate and Board Member Mary Cushman takes her role as an advocate seriously, advocating for state and federal policy priorities for the American Heart Association. As a physician and researcher, she knows both are important to preventing...
Bob Goodman, New Jersey
Bob Goodman was the picture of good health. His father died of a heart attack at the age of 57, when Bob was still a child. He knew that if he wanted to live a long, healthy life, it would...
Patti Mahoney, New Hampshire
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Hilary Schae Lavorgna - Modeling the Fight Against Obesity
Congratulations to advocacy volunteer Hilary Schae Lavorgna for “walking the walk” in the efforts to fight obesity! A student in Exercise Science at the University of Vermont, Hilary helped the American Heart Association lead an obesity workshop at a youth...
Dr. Jan Carney: FDA Needs to Regulate E-Cigarettes
Vermont’s Attorney general joined more than 40 others recently to urge the Food and Drug Administration to take action soon to regulate e-cigarettes. Dr. Carney, a member of the American Heart Association’s Vermont Board and Associate Dean for Public Health...