The American Heart Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. The organization’s goal is: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality. The Association is the nation's oldest, largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, powered by over 32 million volunteers and supporters. The AHA is a leading funder and curator of heart and brain research; fights for public health policies; provides lifesaving tools and information; and creates science-based treatment guidelines to help ensure quality health care.
titles from this organization
For Our Future: An Advocate’s Guide to Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Jul 1, 2019
Publisher(s): IllumiNative
NACCHO Exchange: Health Equity
May 5, 2016
Publisher(s): NACCHO National Association of City and County Health Officials
Feeding Ourselves: Food Access, Health Disparities, and the Pathways to Healthy Native American Communities
Jan 1, 2015
Publisher(s): American Heart Association; Voices for Healthy Kids
Parents Support Healthier School Food Standards
Sep 9, 2014
Publisher(s): The Pew Charitable Trusts; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; American Heart Association
Acrolein exposure is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk
Aug 6, 2014
Publisher(s): American Heart Association
Residential Proximity to Major Roadways Is Associated With Increased Levels of AC133+ Circulating Angiogenic Cells
Aug 6, 2014
Publisher(s): American Heart Association
Broken Promises to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 15 Years Later
Dec 9, 2013
Publisher(s): Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; American Lung Association; American Cancer Society; American Heart Association; Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
Broken Promises to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Fourteen Years Later
Dec 6, 2012
Publisher(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; American Lung Association; American Cancer Society; American Heart Association; Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
A Broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 12 Years Later
Nov 17, 2010
Publisher(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; American Lung Association; American Cancer Society; American Heart Association