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On May 15 You’re the Cure advocates descended on the State House for Rhode Island Lobby Day. Advocates thanked their senators for unanimously passing our “CPR in Schools” bill and urged House members to quickly follow suit. The group...

The Senate will start debating their budget and we are asking for their support for critical funding for key prevention programs. We knew it was going to be a tough budget year we feel that it is still important for the Legislature to make investments...

Rhode Island advocates rocked the State House on May 15th during our annual Lobby Day! The focus of the day was our "CPR in Schools" bill, which would require all high school students to receive hands-on CPR training and an overview of AED use...

Cigarettes, cigars, and the new flavored tobacco that’s recently become the rage among kids, are all addictive products. We were happy with the Legislature’s recent move to increase taxes on tobacco. Raising prices on these dangerous tobacco...

Advocates across Maine are busy fighting Big Tobacco. Read up on the latest from the state house.

In less time then it takes to watch a 30 minute sitcom we can train our students in CPR? Isn't it time for our state to take action.

Smoking remains the number 1 preventable cause of death in New Jersey and throughout the U.S. Yet, the State of New Jersey eliminated funding for it's Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program, which funded tobacco prevention and cessation efforts around...

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...

About 795,000 Americans each year suffer a new or recurrent stroke. That means, on average, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds. Last year, many of the Americans who suffered a stroke did not get the right lifesaving treatment in time. For Stroke Month,...

Please mark your calendar for May 15 and plan to join fellow You’re the Cure advocates at the State House for the American Heart Association’s Rhode Island Lobby Day.

Great news! On Tuesday, May 7, the Rhode Island Senate unanimously approved the “CPR in Schools” bill. Help us get this bill to the finish line!

Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke and every four minutes someone dies of a stroke. But stroke is largely preventable, treatable, and beatable with your help.

It’s a scary number that leads to even scarier disease and death. But the good news is that we have a proven solution .

One of every six Connecticut children in K-3rd grade is overweight , one in seven kindergarteners is overweight, and more than one in six third graders is obese. Ouch!

It’s a scary number that leads to even scarier disease and death. But the good news is that we have a proven solution.

We need you to help us reach all New Yorkers and gain support for this simple, inexpensive test that can save the lives of newborns. Will you help?

Join us on June 5th at the Massachusetts State House for Heart on the Hill. Get the training you need and meet your reps and senator in our fight to make MA heart healthy and stroke free!

Thanks to the tremendous outreach of You're the Cure advocates like you, our "CPR in Schools" bill is moving in the Rhode Island Senate! Please help us keep the pressure on so we can get this lifesaving measure to the Governor's desk...

Heroes come from every walk of life! Be a part of the NYC Heart Saver Recognition program by nominating a deserving candidate today!

We are currently in the middle of budget season on Beacon Hill! Check out this article for the latest update.

Every single day, all over the country, lives are saved and improved because of you, because you are a committed, talented and passionate volunteer. I always say I have the best volunteers and I couldn’t mean it more. I could not do my job without...

We need your help. The bill to screen babies for heart defects needs to be placed on a committee agenda. With two simple calls, you can help all babies have a healthy start. This simple test called pulse ox, consists of sensors placed on a baby’s...

Please mark your calendar for May 15 and plan to join fellow You’re the Cure advocates at the State House for the American Heart Association’s Rhode Island Lobby Day.

Yesterday, we experienced a horrific tragedy with the attacks on the 117th Boston Marathon. I am confident in the resiliency and strength of Massachusetts and its residents and I know we will overcome this tragedy. As some of you know we have a team of...

On April 9, Rhode Island advocates John Potvin and Dr. Steven Fera testified before the Senate Health & Human Services Committee in support of legislation that would require all high school students to receive hands-on CPR training and an overview...