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Join us as we train 35,000+ people in hands-only CPR on Wednesday, October 16. There is no cost to participate, but you will need some training and tools. Click below to register and receive more information.
AHA Safety Tips for Extreme Heat
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With temperatures soaring in Texas, it’s important to stay cool and hydrated. Watch this video to learn how to keep cool and heart-healthy when temperatures rise!
Community Impact in North Texas
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Individual organizations across North Texas have received funding from the American Heart Association to continue to impact the health of community members. Learn more about how donor dollars are used by watching these stories.
Laura Sammons – Austin Go Red for Women’s Survivor Story
Heart disease and stroke has run in Laura's family for years, but she never thought of it as a health concern of hers. That was until she had a stroke of her own and needed an immediate heart procedure. Through her experience, Laura has become passionate about sharing her experience so women know the importance of advocating for themselves and how symptoms can present differently in women.
Southwest Chicken Fajita Salad
This Simple Cooking with Heart dish well-suited if you are looking for a healthy and refreshing meal that is perfect for hot weather. The southwest chicken fajita salad is a great option. It is packed with nutrients, it is low in calories and fat, and it is delicious.
Focus on Quality
When medical professionals apply the most up-to-date evidence-based treatment guidelines, patient outcomes improve. That's the simple truth behind the drive for continuous quality improvement. Our comprehensive suite of programs can help you advance farther and faster in the quest for ever-better care.
Life’s Essential 8
Life’s Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, as defined by the American Heart Association. Better cardiovascular health helps lower the risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems.
2X IMPACT FOR 2X LIFESAVING
Cardiovascular disease continues to claim more loved ones than all cancers combined Your support today will go TWICE as far to help fund scientific research, critical prevention services and more to help save lives.
Events in Your Area
2024 Tarrant County Heart Walk
Location: The Shops at Clear Fork
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 07:30 AM
Register2024 Dallas Heart Walk
Location: Base of Reunion Tower
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 07:30 AM
RegisterBrazos County Heart Ball
Location: Miramont Country Club
Date: Friday, February 21, 2025 - 06:00 PM
Register2025 Corpus Christi Heart Ball
Location: American Bank Center
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 06:00 PM
Register2025 San Angelo Go Red for Women
Location: McNease Convention Center
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 06:00 PM
RegisterIn Your Community
The American Heart Association hosted the inaugural SouthWest Region Rural Health Summit in Dallas, Texas. The summit brought together nearly 200 attendees from Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico to discuss the health disparities that exist in rural communities.
Keynote speaker Jackie Stiles, a renowned women's basketball player who grew up in rural Kansas, shared how the lessons she learned growing up in a rural community helped her to succeed. A "Voices from the SouthWest" panel discussion gave insight from those working with and supporting rural communities, providing invaluable firsthand insight on the challenges they are addressing and the unique initiatives that are changing lives.
During breakout sessions, participants heard from experts on various topics relevant to emergency response, prevention, and healthcare quality improvement while discussing barriers to care. Attendees also had the opportunity to get involved with a Grassroots team and learn about AED delivery via drones.
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YOUNG AT HEART (YAH)
A social network of young professionals who support the American Heart Association’s Dallas HEART CHALLENGE through fun events and volunteer opportunities. Young at Heart members are able to serve the mission of the American Heart Association while building professional and personal relationships through social networking events year-round.Mission of the AHA
The mission of the American Heart Association is “To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.”
Mission of YAH
Young at Heart (YAH) is a relentless group of young professionals that support the mission of the American Heart Association through healthy lifestyle initiatives, community awareness, and both social and professional development to improve the wellbeing of any personal or business relationship.
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Benefits of Young at Heart
Executive Membership: $500 fundraising minimum to any Heart Challenge event (Heart Walk, Cycle Nation, Field Day)
- Network of emerging leaders in the Dallas Region
- Year-round Volunteer Opportunities
- Invitation to the VIP Breakfast for The Dallas Heart Walk
- Networking events with Dallas leaders
Ask your employer for a sponsorship!
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Advocate Spotlight: Chloe Burke
Chloe Burke was born with a rare congenital heart defect called a myocardial bridge. She was a D1 collegiate athlete and cheer captain at the University of Houston, but she experienced a cardiac event on the field of a University of Houston football game. After over a year of trying to find a proper diagnosis, she was eventually diagnosed with her heart defect. Doctors told her that if she did not get open-heart surgery, she would most likely not live to see age 25. After her surgery, Burke began working with the American Heart Association as a way to use her experience and her story to help others. She has been a featured speaker at the American Heart Association's lobby day and speaks to K-12 schools across the state of Texas about how to realistically achieve lifelong preventative heart health. Her story as a survivor and former elementary school teacher has been shared with the Texas Senate Finance Committee and the House of Appropriations to encourage annual funding for all public school students to receive hands-on CPR training before graduation.
Outgoing Chairperson
Virginia Visser
Alfred Williams & Company
President
Caitlin Giesler, M.D.
Ascension Seton
Leadership Development Chair
Bobby Jenkins
ABC Home & Commercial
Members
Matt Ashley, M.D., Jd
Centre For Neuro Skills
Tannon Carroll, M.D.
Ascension Seton
Charles Fraser, M.D.
Ut Health Austin
Rich Gergasko
Texas Mutual Insurance
Vivek Goswami, M.D.
Austin Heart Hospital
Mark Hauerland
H-E-B
Matt Hoglund
Dpr Construction
C. David Huffstutler
St. David’s Healthcare
Greg Johnson, M.D.
Dell Children's
Susan Johnson, Ph.D
Community Volunteer
Eric Lassberg
KXAN | KNVA | KBVO
Brian Lehman
Abbott
Heather Mckissick
Community Volunteer
Curtis Page
Higginbotham Insurance
John Recker
KPMG
Erich Sanchack
Salute Mission Critical
Nina Seely
Seely Real Estate Team | Kw Luxury
Steven Warach, M.D., Ph.D
Dell Medical School
Greg Weaver
Catellus Development
Chair
Michael Klein
Community Volunteer
Chair – Elect
Sam Kang
President
Anita Krueger, MD, FACS
Vice Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Medical Director, ECMO Program
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - All Saints
President – Elect
Tyler Bloomer, MD
Leadership Development Chair
Hatice Dalton
Deloitte
Board Members
Tyler Bloomer, MD
Cardiologist
Texas Health
Marcelo Cavazos, Ph.D
Community Volunteer
Retired – Superintendent of Arlington ISD
Ashley Donahoe
CEO
Encompass Health - MidCities
Michelle Gaulding
Vice President
Medtronic
Sreenivas Gudimetla, MD
Cardiologist
Texas Health
Joe Harrington, Ed.D
Superintendent
H-E-B ISD
Melissa Huffman
Vice President
Omni Group
Sam Kang
President
Schwab Charitable
Monika Mathur, MD
CMO
Texas Health - Alliance Hospital
Tammy Middleton
VP & General Counsel
BNSF
Scott Sandlin
Owner, CEO
Sandlin Homes
Sr. Director of Customer Experience
Robinhood
Karen Thornton
Community Volunteer
Daniel Vance
Managing Director
KPMG
Matt Zavadksybr />
Managing Director
KPMG
President
Dr. Sandeep Das
UT Southwestern
Board Chair
Mark Sanders
Retired Executive
Leadership Succession Chair
Doreen Griffith
Grant Thornton
Members
Joe Brayton
Paragon
Jeff Buchanan
Toyota
Dr. Mark Chassay
BCBS of TX
Chris Chastain
Ernst & Young
Chris Clark
BKD
Jenny Cochran
Denbury
Sandeep Das
UT Southwestern
Jennifer Durbin
Commercial Metals
Igal Elbaz
AT&T
Fred
Retired Executive
Dr. Lanny Hall
UT Southwestern
Joe Jouvenal
McCarthy Building
John Levis
Deloitte
Howard Mudrick
Winstead PC
Jim Mutrie
Switchback
Stacy Nahas
KPMG
Sunita Koshy-Nesbitt
Texas Health Resources
Allen Nye
Oncor
Andrew Olowu
Axxess
Dr. Lori Rapp
Lewisville ISD
Donna Robinson
Change Healthcare
Dr. Jeffrey Schussler
Baylor, Scott & White Healthcare
Dr. Bharath Thankavel
Medical City Healthcare
Susan Wetzel
Haynes & Boone
Steve Woodward
Retired Executive
AHA Board President
Dawn Hui, MD
Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
UT Health San Antonio
AHA Board Chair
J.K. Baxter
Senior Vice President
Machine Sales, HOLT CAT
AHA Leadership Development Committee Chair
Gary Dudley
President & Co-Founder
SWBC
Members
S. Hinan Ahmed, MD
lnterventional Cardiologist
Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio
Allen S. Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA
Chief, Janey & Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology
Director of UT /UHS Heart and Vascular Institute
James Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
John Archer
Director
Rogers-O'Brien Construction
Sasha Begum
Managing Partner
Begum Pelaez-Prada PLLC
Lee Birnbaum, MD
Director of Vascular Neurology
UT Health San Antonio
Gabriela Black
Partner & Tax Manager
Gonzalez & Black, PLLC
Adam R. Blanchette, MD
Neurohospitalist
Methodist Physician Practices
Patricia Burns
President
Christus Hospital-Westover Hills
Sandra Guerra, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Texas Health Action (Kind Clinics)
Jerry Hoog
Chairman of the Board
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
Gary Joeris
Chief Executive Officer
Joeris General Contractors
Vanessa Mayfield,
Senior Vice President
Corporate Banking
Frost Bank
Carlos Ochoa, Ill
Division Vice President
Cardiovascular Services
Methodist Healthcare
James Ogletree, MD
Vincent Real
President & Chief Executive Officer
Big State Electric
William B. Reeves, MD
Chairman
Department of Medicine
UT Health San Antonio
Christopher Sandles, MBA, FACHE
President, Hospital Operations
University Health
Brian Woods, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Northside Independent School District
Roderick Larson
Chair of the Board
President and CEO
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Esmaeil Porsa
Board President-Elect
Chief Executive Officer
Harris Health System
T. Douglas Lawson
Board President
Senior Vice President
Divisional Operations and CEO
CHI St. Luke’s Health, CHI
David Callender, MD
CEO
Memorial Hermann Health System
William Clayton
Vice President
Customer Care and Retention
Reliant Energy
Bonnie Houston
Chief Administrative Officer
National Oilwell Varco
John King
Vice Chair – Assurance
EY Americas
Dr. Andrew Moore
Chief Medical Officer for HCA’s Gulf Coast Division
HCA Houston Healthcare
Jack B. Moore
Cameron International (Former CEO)
Sean Muller
Partner-in-Charge
Weaver & Tidwell, LLP
Daniel Penny, MD, PhD, MHA
Professor and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
James J. Postl
Pennzoil/Quaker State
(Former President and CEO)
Luis Silva
Vice President and General Manager – South Texas
AT&T
Kimberly Gee Stith
Vice President and General Counsel
WM
Lee Tillman
President and CEO
Marathon Oil
Jim Trimble
President and CEO
Tanda Resources
Pam Wells, EdD
Executive Director
Wells Education Consulting, LLC
Kelly Youngblood
Executive Vice President and CFO
MRC Global
TJ Tijerina
Chair
President & CEO
First Community Credit Union
Spring
Jim Parisi
President
St. Luke’s Heath
The Woodlands, Lakeside
And Springwoods Village Hospitals
Montgomery County
Ben Bentley
Executive Vice President
Kiewit & TIC
Montgomery County
Stacy Davis
Sr. Executive President
Chief Executive Officer
Stellar Bank
Northwest Harris County
Kerrie S. Guerrero, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC
Vice President
Chief Nursing Officer
Houston Methodist
The Woodlands
Misti Jeter
President & CEO
Black Pearl Technology
Casey Rhodes
Responsible Care Director
DOW Chemical Company
Dr. Ketrese White, DNP, MHA, RN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President
Texas Children’s Hospital
The Woodlands
Matt Davis
Chief Executive Officer
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe
Conroe
Jason Glover
Vice President, Operations
Memorial Hermann
The Woodlands Medical Center
The Woodlands, TX
Dr. Walter Jackson
Superintendent
La Porte Independent School District
Keaton Kainer
Vice President,
Healthcare Commercial Banking
Woodforest National Bank
Lonny Soza
President
The Post Oak Collection
Nicole Robinson Gauthier, CFRE
Executive Director
Lone Star College Foundation
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Contact Us
Austin
12345 N. Lamar Blvd Ste 200
Austin, TX 78753
Phone:
(512) 338-2400
Dallas
105 Decker Ct.
Irving, TX 75062
Phone:
(214) 441-4200
Fort Worth
2630 West Freeway, Suite 250
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone:
(817) 698-5400
Houston
10060 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77054
Phone:
(832) 918-4000
San Antonio
Bryan, College Station, Corpus Christi, Longview, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Tyler, and Waco communities
Phone: (866) 698-5420
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