American Heart Association

Cholesterol Awareness Month
Cholesterol Awareness Month
Learn the facts about cholesterol to help reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Managing your levels is simple with screenings, a healthy diet, regular physical activity and following your doctor's instructions. You'll also help prevent peripheral artery disease or PAD.
 
Go Red Watch Party Start! Fit-Friendly Companies
Go Red Watch Party
Gather friends and family and have fun watching the Go Red Presents: Choose to Live TV special. Learn how easy it is to improve heart health through small choices. Start by downloading your FREE discussion guide, along with tips, talking points and ideas for hosting your Go Red Watch Party!
Start! Fit-Friendly Companies
More than 1,200 companies nationwide have been recognized as Start! Fit-Friendly. These companies support a healthy lifestyle in the workplace. This year's list will be featured in the Sept. 28 issue of Fortune magazine. Did your company make the list?
 
Programs and Tools
Stories of Hope
It's Go Healthy Month! Empower kids to go healthy.
Get With The Guidelines - Stroke News
Get instructions on administering hands-only CPR in Spanish
What's New
Statement by American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown on the Department of Health and Human Services Communities Prevention and Wellness Initiative
Self-care key to improving heart failure patients’ health
Ask the President to increase funding to fight heart disease and stroke
 
Catherine Romero

Catherine Romero
Six years after suffering a stroke that left her with severe disabilities, her story of recovery is inspiring others.

Healthy Living
GamesThatGive GamesThatGive
Play free online games and help raise money for the American Heart Association.
Patients and Families
You're The Cure

You're The Cure
On Capitol Hill, You're the Cure fights for healthcare reform for heart and stroke patients.

 

 

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Be more confident with better-informed decisions. Take 20 minutes to review your treatment options for cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart failure, coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation. Visit the Heart Profilers.



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