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American Heart Association volunteers from around the state gathered in Madison on May 7th for a day of advocacy. Attendees spent the morning learning the issues then hit the Capitol for meetings with lawmakers to discuss Senate Bill 104 and Assembly Bill 111, legislatio n that would ensure all newborns...

Here's a great opportunity for anyone in Milwaukeee to learn Hands-Only CPR - there are still two training opportunities available! Click here for more information and to sign up for a training! By the end of 2013, 6,000 Milwaukee residents will be turned into lifesavers at Learn Hands-Only...

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...

Good news! Governor Scott Walker recently issued an official proclamation recognizing February 2013 as American Heart Month and February 1, 2013 as National Wear Red Day!

"Wisconsin collects the eighth highest cigarette tax in the nation but spends less than one penny of every tobacco tax dollar on efforts to help smokers quit and discourage young people from picking up the habit." Click here to read the rest of the story: http://www.jsonline.com/features...

Kimara Ellefson Wisconsin They told me that I would not survive to see my 30th birthday. When they found my heart defect in my early twenties, they told me that I would not survive to see my 30th birthday. Today, I am 38. That's eight years of life that are a gift thanks to the amazing research...

"Governor Scott Walker today announced grants totaling $3,388,573, which will assist 17 Wisconsin communities with Safe Routes to School projects in 2013. The federally-funded reimbursement program encourages children in grades K-8 to walk or bike to school, when safe and practical." Click...

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...

Wanda McQuiston Wisconsin My story... My name is Wanda McQuiston. In July of 2002, I was waiting for my bus with my husband, but plans changed. I experienced sudden cardiac arrest while at the bus stop. Luckily, someone who was with us dialed 911 and an ambulance came right away. At the hospital...

Michelle Demeuse Wisconsin My Story... I was in the eighth grade and was sitting at home doing homework and watching my mother make fried chicken. I had watched her paced back and forth from the kitchen to the bathroom and finally into our formal living room where she was holding her left arm,...

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...

Another great story about the value of knowing CPR - check out this video and story from Madison about a boy who saved his fathers life by calling 911 and performing c ardiopulmonary resuscitation! Teen's CPR Training Comes in Handy When Dad Suffers Heart Attack

UW-Stout officers honored for helping save freshman's life " When Ryan Child's heart stopped, his legs buckled beneath him and he hit the sidewalk face first ." http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/uwstout-officers-recognized-for-helping-save-freshmans-life-2k74im3-172979901...

According to the new report: F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012, the adult obesity rate in Wisconsin could hit 56.3 percent by the year 2030. Click here to read the report on Wisconsin. Obesity is mainly caused by taking in more calories than are used up in physical activity...

Heather Boehlke Wisconsin My world turned wrong side up. The morning of February 25th, 2009, the day after my 24th birthday, my world turned wrong side up. I couldn’t see straight, I was so dizzy that I couldn’t think, and I was vomiting with each movement. I was rushed by ambulance...

Michele Block Wisconsin Heart disease is a part of my family. My name is Michele. I have two girls ages 11 and 6. Why do I volunteer for the American Heart Association? I never want my girls to ever have to hear that I should be dead. Those are the words my mother heard from the surgeon who was...

Lori Haehle Wisconsin My heart attack. Four years ago, at the age of 52, I had a heart attack. A lot has changed in the past four years and because of that, I have a whole new perspective on life. To begin, I struggled when I came home from the hospital. I was upset, shocked, and saddened when...

Melanie Moody Wisconsin "If you would have waited a few more hours your son would not be with you today." These were the words we were told from Aiden’s surgeon on February 19th, 2007. Aiden was born 5 weeks earlier. The doctor had mentioned to us that Aiden had a heart murmur,...

Amy Basken Wisconsin My third child was born with a broken heart. Literally. We didn't find out until it was almost too late. Nicholas was born happy and healthy and looked great - we were preparing for a normal discharge home. However, a newborn screen of his heart function was a little "off"...

Myanna Gee Wisconsin March 3, 2009 changed my life forever. That was the day when my mother suffered from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. It took place at a mall in Glendale, Wisconsin, which was one of her favorite places to go walking. You see, mom practiced a healthy lifestyle. She ate healthy, and would...

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 Madison to Washington, D.C. Your fellow Wisconsin advocates have already accomplished some amazing...