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Cardiovascular Emergency Response Plans

Community Cardiovascular Emergency Response Plans

The St. Louis Community Impact Team has been busy engaging local churches with resources to build Cardiovascular Emergency Response Plans (CERP). A CERP is a written plan outlining the specific steps to take in the event of a cardiac emergency. It ensures your staff and congregation are prepared to react swiftly and effectively, potentially saving a life.

HeartCorps program to improve rural health in Missouri

Blood Pressure

Our HeartCorps Member in Marshfield, MO is helping lead work creating access to community blood pressure monitoring and improving cardiac readiness. Similar work is happening across rural Missouri, especially in conjunction with libraries.  An independent medical clinic in Audrain County is working to improve their management of high blood pressure for their patients.

Kansas City Libraries with Heart

Libraries with Heart

The American Heart Association, along with HCA Midwest Health and the Kansas City Public Library, has made blood pressure kiosks and checkout blood pressure kits available to all Kansas City Public Library branches. 

Help Save Lives from the “Silent Killer”

High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease. Nearly half of Americans have it and too many don’t even know! With your help, we can change this.

Your gift today will be 2X MATCHED to help fund the most promising new medical research, improve care and outcomes for heart and stroke patients in hospitals across the country, and more.

Events in Your Area

Columbia Go Red for Women Evening in Red

Location: The Atrium on Tenth

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 04:30 PM

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In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Missouri through key priority areas: CPR, hypertension control, rural health and food insecurity. Equity is at the center of our work and it will continue to guide all that we do.

Through our focus on these key impact areas, and with collaboration among local organizations, sponsors, businesses and others that serve the community we are working to improve the health and well-being of all Missourians while saving and improving lives.

Community Impact

Our legislative and regulatory priorities help to mitigate risk factors and protect survivors in communities across the country. We support the enactment of evidence-based public policies that lead to longer, healthier lives.

Public policy advocacy is an essential strategy used by the Association to affect necessary and sustainable policy, system and environmental changes that help Missourians build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Our efforts in Missouri communities are focused on ensuring quality-systems of care, increasing nutrition access, promoting health equity and furthering early care and education.

Advocacy

President
Georges Chahoud
St. Louis Cardiology Consultant, LLC

Chair
Heather Raines
Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Members

Dr. Richard Bach
Professor of Medicine

Dr. Gmerice Hammond
Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Ravi Johar
United Healthcare

Joel Perkins
KPMG

Brian Eaton
Aetna

Sonia Deal
Affinia Healthcare

Stephanie Koch
RGA

Dr. David Carpenter
Washington University School of Medicine

Melissa Henriques
Enterprise Fleet Management

Patti Crimmins-Reda, MSN, RN
Missouri Baptist Medical Center


Board President
Dr. Heath Wilt
AdventHealth

Board Chair
Tom O'Grady 
HNTB

Board Members

Dr. Dipika Aggarwal
University of Kansas Medical Center

Dave Barber 
JE Dunn Construction

Mindy Brissey
MRB Strategies, LLC

Tim Castaneda
Amazon Web Services

Carla Duryee
C. Duryee Consulting

Scott Hall
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Steven Kaster
Chen Med

Keri Mathew
Central Bank of the Midwest

Dr. Rhea Pimentel
The University of Kansas Health System

Matt Sogard
HCA Midwest Health, Overland Park Regional Medical Center

Marvin Szneler
Community Leader

Dr. Anezi Uzendu
Saint Luke’s Health System, Mid America Heart Institute


Contact Us

St. Louis

By Appointment Only:
12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 225
St. Louis, MO 63141

Phone: (314) 692-5600

Media Requests: (314) 692-5640

Kansas City

By Appointment Only:
5800 Foxridge Drive #108,
Mission, KS 66202

Phone: (913) 652-1900

Media Requests: (913) 652-1914

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