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There are a growing number of students going into sudden cardiac arrest while participating in athletic activities, making it the leading cause of death in young athletes. For every minute that defribillation is delayed the survival rates drops 7 - 10%. By placing an automated external defbrillators...

Did you know that May is American Stroke Month? Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death among adults in the U.S. It kills 128,000 people a year – that’s about one in every 19 deaths. Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke. On average, every four minutes, someone dies from stroke. ...

Curious to learn more about Michigan's CVD prevention funding? Check out these handy fact sheets:

Janine Krolikowski Michigan As an Echocardiographer, I knew all about the heart and heart disease. I knew all about the heart and heart disease. I worked as an Echocardiographer (heart ultrasound technician) for many years and I lost both of my parents to heart disease at a young age. Despite my...

Here's a great new resource for you to check out! You can visit http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ , click your state and then see where your county stacks up against others when looking at morbidity or mortality, or numerous different health factors. Do you live in one of the healthies counties...

On February 5th, members of the House Health Policy Committee heard testimony from Sarah Poole, Government Relations Director with the American Heart Association, regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) use. Tom Perna was on hand to give a demonstration to...

Recently, Bridge Magazine wrote an article about the obesity epidemic in Michigan. Click below to check it out! http://bridgemi.com/2013/02/michigan%e2%80%99s-obesity-straining-more-than-waistlines/ "Now ranked fifth in the nation in obesity, state residents are on track to rack up 1.4 million...

Welcome to the new You're the Cure members (and old ones!) I met at the 2013 Kalamazoo Go Red for Women luncheon! It was great to see you and thank you for supporting the mission of the American Heart Association! Remember to visit the Take Action area on the website to see how you can help advance...

As you know, February is Heart Month. This year we're also celebrating 10 years of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign! Here in Michigan we kicked off Heart Month with our annual Go Red at the Capitol event in Lansing. Thanks to all of the advocates, volunteers and state...

According to a report by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the amount of money Michigan spends on tobacco prevention and cessation programs represents 0.1% of the estimated $1.2 billion Michigan gets annually from settlement payments and tobacco taxes. Read the whole story at the Detroit Free Press...

Kay Nicholas Michigan I am living my best dream! At a time when everyone said I had every right to feel weak, I found my strength. At 50 I laid on a floor as CPR was being performed on me. I have suffered a massive heart attack, 2 aortal bypasses, and was close to losing my legs and kidneys. It...

Hello You're the Cure advocates! You may be interested in reading this editoiral about childhood obesity. It was written by Katherine Knoll who is the chairwoman of the Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan coalition, a group that the American Heart Association is involved in. "In addition to...

The opportunity to choose a President comes only once every four years, but the opportunity to choose a healthier lifestyle comes every day. Wednesday, Nov. 7 is National Eating Healthy Day, a call out by the American Heart Association to raise awareness for the importance of good nutrition and making...

Here is a great story about the value of schools having access to AEDs. Recently, a student athlete from Ovid was saved after collapsing while running sprints during football practice. Due to the performance of CPR by his football coach and the use of an AED, the Ovid-Elsie High School sophomore is alive...

Hello advocates! Just wanted to take a moment today to say Happy Halloween. If you're in the mood for something scary and if you like zombies, check out this awesome video from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. (Please visit the site to view this video) After watching the video, if...

Did you read this great story about a Wayne State University medical student who saved a women's life at a Walmart in Taylor? Wow! http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Wayne-State-University-medical-student-saves-woman-s-life-at-Walmart/-/1719418/16971406/-/ytjk6oz/-/index.html Want to read...

According to the new report: F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012, the adult obesity rate in Michigan could hit 59.4 percent by the year 2030. Click here to read the report on Michigan. Obesity is mainly caused by taking in more calories than are used up in physical activity...

Ruby Foster Michigan I am a 65 year old woman living with heart disease. My heart disease is a result of family history along with uncontrolled hypertension. I have lived through bypass surgery and have a pace maker. I have also survived eleven strokes, and have a blood clot on the wall of my heart...

K.C. Sanders Michigan I thought it was just another migraine. Not this time. I went immediately to the emergency room. The doctors recognized that I'd had a stroke. I thought to myself "36 year old women can't have strokes"... I spent 42 days in the ICU, then 7 months of physical...

Inel Lewis Michigan My mother. On April 11, 2010, three days after celebrating my mother’s 80th birthday, I arrived home from Bible Study only to find my mother sitting on the chaise in her bedroom and wheezing. She said “Inel, I don’t feel well.” I said “Mom do you...

Welcome to the new You’re the Cure - thanks for being an advocate! The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are hard at work, advocating for life-saving policies from Lansing to Washington, D.C. Your fellow Michigan advocates have already accomplished some amazing...