2011-2012 STATE PROJECT--American Heart Association
 

Theme: 
Be a Hero, Leave a Legacy
www.heart.org (national web site)

--------->PA FBLA Fund Raising Goal:  $35,000

Submit state project checks to: 
Ms. Victoria Zhao
PA FBLA State Treasurer
Council Rock North High School
62 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940

Make all checks payable to:  PA FBLA State Project

Primary Contact with American Heart Association:
TBD
 

Pennsylvania Affiliate Offices

The American Heart Association's Mission:
Our mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question.
 

We’re making your community healthier by advocating for key issues such as:
1.  Smoke-free public places
2.  More walkable and bikable streets, roads and parks
3.  Better nutrition and high-quality physical education in our schools
4.  Adequate, affordable and available health care for all

We’re improving the quality of care for heart and stroke patients by:
1.  Training millions of Americans in CPR, advanced life support, AED (defibrillator) use and first aid; promoting AED placement in businesses and public places
2.  Improving emergency care for heart attack victims through our Mission: Lifeline community-based initiative
3.  Helping hospitals treat cardiac and stroke patients according to proven guidelines using our Get With The Guidelines® program
4.  Strengthening stroke systems of care, teaching the public to respond to warning signs, and providing resources for stroke survivors and caregivers

We’re reaching at-risk populations through cause initiatives and online tools:
1.  Go Red For Women®: fighting heart disease, women’s #1 health threat
2.  Alliance for a Healthier Generation: preventing childhood obesity
3.  Power To End Stroke®: reducing African Americans’ high risk of stroke
4.  Start!: getting America walking
5.  Heart Hub: our patient portal (www.hearthub.org) has information, tools and resources about cardiovascular disease and stroke

Nationwide, we invest over $132 million a year ($3.2 billion since 1949) in heart and stroke research that has led to recent breakthroughs such as clot-busting drugs and drug-eluting stents. Healthcare providers learn about medical advances and new treatment guidelines though our journals, conferences and online courses.

Upcoming "Heart Walk" Events:
September 11, 2011 -- Central Susquehanna Valley Heart Walk, Knoebel's Grove Amusement Resort
September 11, 2011 -- Adams County Heart Walk, Gettysburg Middle School

September 17, 2011 -- Erie Heart Walk, Liberty Park
September 17, 2011 -- Westmoreland County Heart Walk, Kennamental Fitness Trail

September 18, 2011 -- Centre County Heart Walk, State College High School--South Track
September 18, 2011 -- Lehigh Valley Heart Walk, Easton Riverside Park

September 24, 2011 -- Indiana County Heart Walk, S&T Arena
September 24, 2011 -- Beaver County Heart Walk, Downtown Beaver @ Gazebo

September 25, 2011 -- Capital Region Heart/troke Walk, Harrisburg Area Community College Athletic Field
September 25, 2011 -- Mason Dixon Heart Walk, Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School
September 25, 2011 -- Hanover Heart Walk, Hanover Family YMCA
September 25, 2011 -- Lebanon Heart Walk, AES Ironwood Park

October 1, 2011 -- Washington/Mon Valley Heart Walk, CONSOL Energy Park
October 1, 2011 -- Fayette County Heart Walk, Penn State Fayette--The Eberly Campus
October 1, 2011 -- Lancaster Heart Walk, Clipper Stadium
October 1, 2011 -- Mercer County Heart Walk, Buhl Park Shelter #2
October 1, 2011 -- Cranberry Township Heart Walk, Cranberry Woods Westinghouse Electric Company

October 2, 2011 -- York Heart Walk, John Rudy County Park

November 12, 2011 -- Philadelphia Heart Walk, Citizens Bank Park