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Dr. Seth Lapuk, a Pediatric Cardiologist and the AHA Connecticut Board President, delivered 268 “CPR in Schools” letters of support, signed petitions and CPR cards to the State Board of Education office. Connecticut residents from though out the state showed their support for the lifesaving...

Working as a volunteer advocate for the American Heart Association has become a real passion of mine. I wear many hats in my professional life and I see firsthand the importance of AHA’s advocacy agenda. I am also a volunteer advisor and trainer for the Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corp and the...

Check it out! A recent study by the Dept. of Public Health found that nearly: One of every six Connecticut children in K-3 rd grade is overweight One in seven Connecticut kindergarteners is overweight More than one in six third graders is obese These staggering rates not only have life...

It’s a scary number that leads to even scarier disease and death. But the good news is that we have a proven solution. Kids are particular vulnerable to price increases. By raising the state cigarette tax by just 95 cents, bringing us in line with neighboring states like New York, we can prevent...

We are quickly closing in on National Wear Red Day, this year arriving on Friday, February 1st. 2013’s Wear Red Day marks the 10th anniversary and more than 627,000 women’s lives have been saved, thanks to the collective energy, passion, time, money and HEART of the 25 million Americans who...

We have worked together to pass legislation in 2012 that ultimately leads to the gift of a more healthy life for Connecticut residents. Because of your support all of Connecticut’s newborns will be tested for Critical Congenital Heart Disease, our elementary school students will have 20 minutes...

I am so lucky. Everyday I get to work with the best volunteers and staff in the world. Together we are able to help make our families and our communities more heart healthy and stroke-free. I want to make sure you know how thankful all of the AHA staff is for you and all of your actions. Every time you...

Exciting? Yes! Ambitious? You, bet! Attainable? Absolutely! The AHA & the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are proud to announce a new collaboration aimed at reversing the childhood obesity epidemic in the U.S. by 2015. And we’ll need your help! Learn more http://bit.ly/QJ8gmk What do you think...

The Connecticut legislature recently passed a bill calling for schools to give elementary school kids at least 20 minutes of physical activity a day. This is a start, but our children should be getting at least 150 minutes of Physical Education a week. Childhood obesity is a crisis in our state and...

The cast of the CBS hit series "Rules of Engagement" has teamed up with the American Heart Association to release a new digital video "Rules of Hands-Only CPR.". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4eVr441SEA&list=UUyYZq27rwbto1JkIc6oEvTA&index=1&feature=plcp Sudden...

There is an obesity crisis in American and it is impacting our children’s health and increasing their risk to heart disease and other health related issues that can short their lifespan. This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics launched the Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight to “translate...

Did you know that Iowa, Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, Minnesota and North Carolina have all passed bills requiring students to complete CPR training before they graduate? Do you think Connecticut should be next? You can show your support for training the next generation of lifesavers at www.BeCPRSmart...

More than 250,000 deaths occur each year as a result of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). In fact, SCA claims one life every two minutes. To decrease the death toll from SCA, it is important to understand what SCA is, what the symptoms and warning signs are, and how to respond and prevent SCA from occurring...

Hi, my name is Allyson Perron and I am a Senior Director of Government Relations for the American Heart/Stroke Association’s Founders Affiliate, where I cover CT, MA and NJ. In addition to your interaction with John Bailey, the Government Relations Director for CT, you will also be hearing from...

Hi, my name is David Day and I am the Vice President of Government Relations for the American Heart Association’s “Founders” Affiliate. The photo you see here is of me participating in the New England "Tough Mudder" race at Mt. Snow, Vermont earlier this past spring. I wanted...

The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are hard at work, advocating for life-saving policies from Hartford to Washington, D.C. Your fellow Connecticut advocates have already accomplished some amazing things: increased CPR training, smoke-free workplaces, and so much more...

Len Wallace Connecticut I was born in 1982 with a rare congenital heart defect known as an endocardial cushion defect with a hypoplastic left ventricle. In laymen’s terms, I was born with a weakened left ventricle which would take a pulmonary banding in my infancy to the time I was eight years...