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In New Hampshire the survival rate for people suffering an out of hospital cardiac arrest is about 8 percent. A cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival is much greater if someone nearby knows and gives CPR until EMTs arrive with a defibrillator. That means the victim’s life is literally...

In a split second, Bert Carey’s afternoon went from a casual conversation with fellow shoppers in a small men’s shop to a life-and-death scenario—and he was the victim, who was saved, ultimately, by a high school student who recently had learned CPR at school. “One minute we were...

Recently, New Hampshire received a windfall of $15 million from tobacco settlement funds – this is in addition to the $42 million the state receives every year from tobacco companies for the healthcare costs caused by their products. Yet, New Hampshire has not been using any of these funds to help...

After many years without a tobacco increase – and an actual decrease by the legislature in 2011 of 10 cents per pack – NH lawmakers will be considering increasing the excise tax on cigarettes. There is a House Bill to increase the tax by 20 cents and yesterday Governor Hassan presented her...

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...

How often have we heard stories of children saving the life of a sibling or a grandparent by not hesitating to call 911 or starting CPR? Now imagine if all of our children learned how to do CPR correctly through a training offered through their required High School Health Class. How many more lives can...

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...

Matt Keene New Hampshire In October of 2006, I was a high school athlete on the football field when I collapsed and stopped breathing, a victim of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 17.　 Thanks to the staff at Kimball Union Academy who used their CPR training and their automated external defibrillator...

The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are hard at work, advocating for life-saving policies from Concord to Washington, D.C. Your fellow New Hampshire advocates have already accomplished some amazing things: pulse ox testing for all newborns and smoke free workplaces to...

Isaac Landry New Hampshire My name is Isaac Landry. I live in Auburn NH with my Mom, Dad, and three brothers: Ethan, Aidan and Evan. I was Mommy’s second baby. She had all boys. Even the dog is a boy! Our dog is named Guinness and he was my birthday present when I turned 7 years old. I’m...

Andrea Karpinski New Hampshire On May 7th 2011, I went to my health club to get in a workout before studying for my college finals. I went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the treadmill. Luckily, the woman exercising next to me called 911 and someone did CPR on me until EMTs arrived in time to...

Ryan Boutin New Hampshire On 07 July 2008, at seven years old, Ryan awoke with abdominal pain. We took him to the Pediatrician’s office that afternoon, and he had an emergency appendectomy at 5pm. While in recovery, the Anesthesiologist informed us that he had noticed an irregular heartbeat...