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2025 WA Go Red for Women Ambassadors

Meet the 2025 Washington Go Red for Women Ambassadors. These inspiring individuals are sharing their personal stories and insights to elevate awareness and understanding about cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of women in the United States.

Celebrating CHD Warriors

During American Heart Month, we want to recognize and celebrate our youngest heart heroes, the congenital heart defect survivors. Aidree was born with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) and volunteers to support the American Heart Association by sharing her journey through our school program, the Kids Heart Challenge.

Watch Aidree's story

First Foods Pantry Supports Indigenous Health

Unkitawa opened Owówičhak’u Wašté First Foods Access Pantry. The first-of-its-kind program aims to address the disparate impact of chronic disease among Indigenous populations. Unkitawa collaborated with the American Heart Association to create nutrition guidelines and expand their capacity to distribute traditional foods.

Managing High Blood Pressure

1 in 4 adults in Washington State are living with high blood pressure. When left unmanaged, high blood pressure increases the risk for heart disease and stroke.

Read about our work with clinics and organizations

Increasing Equitable Access to Healthy Foods

Nearly 30% of Washington families struggle to access enough food to sustain a healthy life due to barriers like transportation, discrimination, the rising cost of healthy food and an absence of options that reflect cultural needs.

How we're working to ensure nutrition security for all

Tobacco & Vaping Prevention and Cessation

More than 1 in 5 high school students in Washington State report using an e-cigarette in the last 30 days. Donations and local advocacy efforts enable us to work to stop youth tobacco and e-cigarette use by enacting equity-focused policies and programs that support physical and mental well-being.

Learn about our efforts focused on prevention and cessation

Investing in Community-Led Solutions to Health Disparities

The American Heart Association's Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund invests in sustainable local solutions addressing social and economic drivers of health disparities in under resourced and disenfranchised communities.

Learn about the Washington State investees

Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Indian Chicken

This delicious dish is sure to warm up any cold evening. Serve it over brown rice or with whole-wheat pita or naan to sop up the creamy sauce.

Try this delicious recipe!

Go Red for Women

Since 2004, Go Red for Women has addressed the awareness and clinical care gaps of women’s greatest health threat, cardiovascular disease. We haven’t done it alone. We reach our goals through your support of our vision for better health of women in Washington and beyond. While we have a lot to celebrate, we have more to accomplish. Join us.

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Your Gift DOUBLES for Healthier Hearts

Your gift today will go TWICE as far to help build a heart-healthier future where more people are empowered to make healthier food choices, have the tools needed to thrive and more. Donate now for 2X impact!

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Events in Your Area

Puget Sound Hard Hats with Heart

Location: The Shop in Georgetown

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 06:00 PM

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Community Impact

As a relentless force for longer, healthier lives, the American Heart Association Washington team joins forces with local organizations and clinics to advocate for and increase health equity.

Our collective efforts address pervasive drivers of health disparities, including discrimination and inadequate access to nutrition and quality health care. This work helps equip communities with the systems, resources and health education to achieve optimal heart health.

Throughout Washington State, our efforts to create avenues for greater access to care, increase access to nutritious, culturally relevant foods, develop blood pressure self-measuring programs and tobacco and e-cigarette education and prevention have impacted the lives of millions of Washingtonians. The pursuit of health equity requires listening, collaboration and coordination. We continue to evolve our efforts as we learn from volunteers, supporters and partners to best support our community.

What did donors and volunteers like you help us accomplish during our last fiscal year? Check out our Community Impact Year in Review to see the amazing impact of your donations.

Explore our Community Impact Strategies Overview highlighting our local health priorities, goals and strategies toward our organization-wide 2028 impact goal.

Advocacy

Advocacy has held a mission-critical role in the Association's work for more than 40 years. Our legislative priorities at the local, state and federal levels support the enactment of evidence-based public policies, systems and environmental changes that lead to longer, healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease. Our efforts in Washington communities are focused on five major policy areas. Our advocacy priorities are: Tobacco Free, Quality Systems of Care, Healthy Eating, Active Living and Access to Care. You can support our efforts by joining our You’re The Cure network of volunteer advocates at yourethecure.org.

Congenital Heart Defects

Learning your child has a heart defect can be an uncertain and scary time for a family. According to studies in 2010 and 2011, an estimated minimum of 40,000 infants are expected to be affected by congenital cardiovascular defects each year in the United States. Your family is not alone. The American Heart Association is investing in research to further our understanding of CHDs and supporting families like yours who are caring for a young heart patient. Visit Congenital Heart Defects | American Heart Association for more information. You can also join our Support Network which provides information and an uplifting online community for patients, survivors and caregivers to share their experiences and connect with others.

CPR Training

When someone has a cardiac arrest, immediate CPR is critical and can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. According to American Heart Association research, 68% of Asian American adults surveyed said they would hesitate to perform Hands-Only CPR because they worry they might harm the person suffering cardiac arrest. Read more about American Heart Association Puget Sound, VP Community Impact Al Tsai’s personal experience with cardiac arrest and his message of encouragement for others to learn CPR.

Find a CPR class near you