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ANNUALREPORTI2023-2024

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LetterfromtheChairpersonandthePresident

LetterfromCEONancyBrown

AboutUs

GoldStandardBoards

ACenturyofImpactandaGlimpseintotheFuture

TransformingHealthCare

TransformingCommunities

LeadingBreakthroughsinScience&Technology

ChangingPolicy&Systems

OurFutureis

AboutImprovingYours

Financials

BoardofDirectors

FromtheChairoftheBoardandPresident

DuringourmomentousCentennialyear,theAmericanHeartAssociationcelebrateditslegacybysurpassingtheambitiousbenchmarkswesetthatcontributetoaworldoflonger,healthierlives.Wealsochartedthewayforwardwithnewinitiatives

tomaketheorganizationevenmorevitalandimpactfulinoursecondcentury.

Wemadesignificantprogressinadvancingcardiovascularhealthandaddressingbarrierstohealththroughour2024Impact

Goaltoadvancecardiovascularhealthforall,andinour10Commitmentsaimingtodismantlebarrierstoequitablehealth.

Theseachievementswerereflectedacrossthepillarsofour

work:providingbettercareandgreatervalue;ensuringthe

financialstabilityofhospitalsandhealthsystems;enhancingpublictrustandconfidenceinhospitalsandhealthsystems;addressingworkforcechallenges;andimprovingthehealthcareconsumerexperience.

Highlightsfrom2023-24include:

?Definingcardiovascular-kidney-metabolicsyndromeforthefirsttime,asadistincthealthdisorderandoffering

treatmentguidance.Overthenextfouryears,theassociationwillengage150hospitalsandsitestoadvanceCKMcare

guidelines,withmajorexpansionplansahead.Thiswillimpact89millionU.S.patients.

?Strivingtobecomethepremiersourceoftelehealtheducation,professionalcertificationandsolutionswiththelaunchoftheAssociation’sCenterforTelehealth.

?Fundinginnovativeandlifesavingresearch.Asthelargestnonprofitfunderofcardiovascularandcerebrovascularresearchoutsidethefederalgovernment,thisyearwesurpassed$5.9billionsincewebeganfundingthisworkin1949.

?WorkingcloselywithcommunitiesacrossthecountrytoimproveequitablehealththroughourSocialImpactFunds.

?Committingtothepassageofpublicpolicythatrequiresschoolsandschoolathleticeventsin50statestoestablishcardiacemergencyresponseplans,andtorequireCPRtrainingandAEDplacement.

Butwe’renotfinished–notbyalongshot.

Ournewvisionstatementcallsforustotakeboldactionoverthenext100years:Advancinghealthandhopeforeveryone,everywhere.Welookforwardtoseeingthefirststepsofthisvisionplayoutby2028,andthetremendousprogressweanticipateinthedecadestocome.

Theneedforourmissionhasneverbeengreater,andourmissionrequiresustomeetthoseneedsinevenbolderandmoreinnovativeways.Withyourcontinuedsupport,wewill.

JosephC.Wu,M.D.,Ph.D.,FAHA

President,2023-24

MarshaJones

ChairpersonoftheBoard,2023-25

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FromtheChiefExecutiveOfficer

VerylittlewasknownabouttheheartwhensixdoctorslitatorchonJune10,1924,toformtheAmericanHeartAssociation.Ourfounderswereinspiredbyasocialworker,MaryWadley,whofeltheartpatientsdeservedabrighterfutureandthatsciencecouldlighttheway.

Today,thetorchtheylitburnsbrighterthanever.

Byallmeasures,ourfirstcenturyhasbeentransformativeaswe’veimproved,extendedandsavedlivesaroundtheglobe.

Now,aswelooktooursecondcentury,oureffortsarepoweredbymillionsofvolunteersandsupporterswhoareshapingourfutureandofferinghealthandhopeforeveryone,everywhere.Amongourmanynewareasofimpactare:

?OurHealthCarebyFoodinitiative,whichdemonstratesthatthefoodweeatisanessentialwaytotreatandpreventchronicdiseases.Preliminaryevidenceshowsthatdeliveringfoodasmedicineprogramsmayhelppeopleaccessnutritiousfoodsandimprovehealthoutcomes.

?OurNationofLifesaversmovementisturningbystandersintolifesaversandbuildingsafercommunitiesthroughCPRand

AEDtraining.Ourgoalistodoubletherateofsurvivalfromout-of-hospitalcardiacarrestby2030.

?OurnewAHAVenturesinvestmentplatformischannelingscienceintoreal-worldsolutionsandtechnology.These

fundsholdgreatpromisetospreadandscaleinnovationsthatadvanceourmissionincommunities.TheyincludeournewGoRedForWomenVentureFund,whichisinvestingincardiovascularhealthsolutionsforwomen.

?OurRuralHealthCareOutcomesAcceleratorisenhancingcareforpatientsfacinguniquehealthchallengesinrural

communitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.Thegoalistoensure

thatAmericanslivinginruralareasreceivethebestpossiblechanceofsurvivalandhighestattainablequalityoflifebypromotingconsistent,timelyandevidence-basedcare.Over

900ruralhospitalsareparticipatingintheAHA’sGetWith

TheGuidelinesqualityimprovementprogram,whichsupportsmedicalprofessionalsindeliveringevidence-basedcare.

Whileourfounderswerethecatalystsforourfirstcentury,ourvolunteers,supporters,communityleaders,advocatesandstaff

arethecatalyststransformingoursecondcenturyvisionintoreality.

Thankyouforhelpingensureourheartandtorchkeepsburningbright.Weweremadeforthismoment—let’skeepthe

momentumgoing.

NancyBrown

ChiefExecutiveOfficer

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ABOUTUS

For100years,we’vebeenstrivingtosaveandimprovelives.ThesixcardiologistswhofoundedtheAmericanHeartAssociationin1924wouldbeamazedbywhatwe’ve

accomplished.We’rethenation’soldestandlargestvoluntaryorganizationdedicatedtofightingheartdiseaseandstroke.Asharedfocusoncardiovascularhealthunites

our32millionvolunteers,supportersanddonors,aswellasmorethan3,000employees.

Oursizeandscopeallowustohavesignificantimpact.

SincetheAHA’sfoundingin1924,deathsfromcardiovasculardiseaseshavebeencutinhalf.Thinkofallthelivesimprovedandextendedbythisfactalone,plusthecountlessotherlivesenrichedbytheextratimethey’veenjoyedwiththoselovedones.

Thissuccessisrootedintheroughly$5.9billionwe’veinvestedincardiovascularand

cerebrovascularresearch,themostbyanynot-for-profitsourceoutsidethefederalgovernment.

TheNeedisClear

Despitethissuccess,therearestillsomanylivestobesaved.Recentlydeathrateshaveworsenedandequitablehealthgapshavewidened.Solutionsarenotgettingtothe

peoplewhoneedthemthemost.Wearecommittedtochangingthatwithour2028ImpactGoal:

Buildingonover100yearsoftrustedleadershipincardiovascularandbrainhealth,by2028theAHAwilldrivebreakthroughsandimplementproven

solutionsinscience,policy,andcareforhealthierpeopleandcommunities.Thegreatestdiscoveriesinhealthmustreachpeoplewheretheyare.

GOLDSTANDARDBOARDS

TheAmericanHeartAssociationandour32millionvolunteers,donorsandsupportersworktobuildhealthiercommunitiesaroundthenation.TheselocalAmericanHeartAssociationBoardshaveachievedthehighestlevelofrecognition:GoldStandard.

WESTERNSTATES SOUTHWEST MIDWEST SOUTHEASTEASTERNSTATES

AHAREGIONS

VolunteersdrivetheAmericanHeartAssociation’smissionthroughengagementateveryleveloftheorganization.Onekeytoreachingourgoalsistheworkdonebylocalvolunteerboardsofdirectors.Theseboardshelpaccelerate

impactbyincreasingthepercentageofAmericanswholiveinenvironmentsthatsupportsmoke-freeair,activelifestyles,healthyeating,bloodpressurecontrol,andglucoseandcholesterolmanagement.Inaddition,these

volunteershavebeenkeytodrivinglocalpolicyandstatevictoriestoreducetobaccouse,increaseaccesstohealthyfoodsandensureall911dispatchersaretrainedtocoachcallerstoperformCPRuntilprofessionalrescuersarrive.

ACENTURY

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THEFUTURE

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OurcentennialcelebrationattheAmericanHeartAssociationwasmorethansimplyabirthdayparty.Itwasalsoayearofreflectiononsomanyaspectsofourworkthathavesavedandimprovedlives.

OneStatisticTrulySaysItAll:

Deathratesfromcardiovascular

diseasehavebeencutinhalfsincethe

associationwasfoundedin1924.

Ofallthewaystomeasureprogressfrom1924to2024,thebestisprobablythedeathratefromcardiovasculardiseases.

It’sbeencutbasicallyinhalf.We’retalkingaboutseveralmillionlivessavedandimprovedeveryyear.

It’salsoagoodtimetoexplainhowtheAHAisworkingtoimproveandextendyourlife—fromthefirstdrugstolowerbloodpressuretothefirstartificialheartvalvereplacementtothefirstlinksbetweenwhatweeatandbloodcholesterol.

Therehavebeenmany,manymoreadvances—andwedon’tplanonstoppinguntilwe’veeradicatedheartdiseaseandstroke.

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BoldHearts

Acenturylater,ourorganizationhasgreatlyexpandeditsscope,yetwe’veremained

committedtowhatourfoundersenvisioned:

saving,improvingandextendinglives.

Weareextremelygratefulforthemillionsofvolunteers,supporters,donorsandstaffmemberswhohelpedshapetheBoldHeartsofourfirst100years.

Beforewewerefounded,thereessentiallywasnohope.

Heartdiseasewastheleadingcauseofdeathinthe

UnitedStates.Itwaswidelyconsideredadeathsentence.Butsixdoctorsrefusedtoacceptthat.Theyknewthat

ifwecouldunderstandheartdiseasebetter,wecouldfindwaystotreat,beatandevenpreventit–andhopefullyonedayeradicateit.Andso,onJune10,1924,sixdoctorscreatedtheAmericanHeartAssociation.

IntotheSecondCentury

Ofcourse,wearefarfromfinished.Recenttrendsshowanuptickincardiovasculardisease.Andsoweenteroursecond

centurywiththesamecommitmenttoequitablehealthforall.

Weareexcitedaboutthefutureandhowwe–poweredbyour32millionvolunteers,donorsandsupporters–willbeabletocontinueprogresstowardahealthierworld.

Ourvisionstatementforthenextcenturysumsupwhatyoucanexpectfromusforthenext100years:Advancinghealthandhopeforeveryone,everywhere.

Left,NancyBrown,AHACEO,StarJones,volunteer,MarshaJones,chairpersonoftheboard,andJosephWu,president

CENTENNIAL

SPOTLIGHT

Dr.PaulDudleyWhite

PaulDudleyWhite,M.D.,whoaccompaniedhisphysicianfatheronroundsinahorse-drawnbuggyasachild,eventuallyjoinedagroupofmedicalprofessionalsdrawntotreatingandunderstandingheartdisease.Withfiveotherdoctors,hehelpedfoundtheAmericanHeartAssociation,ignitingthetorchthatwouldcarrytheorganizationthroughitsfirst100years.

Dr.WhitewastheAHA’sfirsttreasurer,andwhenthe1940sbegan,heservedatwo-yeartermaspresident.LaterhewasthechiefconsultanttotheNationalHeartInstitute.HewasalsointegralinestablishingtheFraminghamHeartStudy,thefirstmajor

epidemiologicworktoidentifyriskfactorsincoronaryarterydisease.

Dr.WhitewasPresidentDwightEisenhower’sphysicianwhenthepresidentsufferedaheartattackin1955andplayedamajorroleinhisrecovery.Theeventbroughtwidespreadattentiontothedangersofheartdisease.WhitewasinstrumentalinthefoundingofthecardiologyunitatMassachusettsGeneralHospital,eventuallyrisingtochiefofcardiacservices.

Asuperbteacherandscientist,prolificauthorandcompassionatebedsidephysician,Dr.WhitereceivedthePresidentialMedalof

FreedomfromPresidentLyndonB.Johnsonin1964.Inkeepingwithhisstaunchbeliefsthatlifestyleaffectedcoronaryarterydisease,Dr.Whitewalkedvigorouslyandrodehisbicycle—activitiestheAHAstillrecommendstoday.

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CHLAPATYSARELEAVINGALIFESAVINGLEGACY

JoeandLindaChlapaty

JoeandLindaChlapatyweregettingreadyforatriptoItalywhenJoehadastrokelikelycausedbyatrialfibrillation,aquiveringorirregularheartbeatthatcanalsoleadtobloodclotsandheartfailure.DoctorsperformedanablationtocontroltheAFibandimplantedapacemaker.

Atthetime,Joewaspresident,chairpersonandCEOofAdvancedDrainageSystems,Inc.intheColumbus,Ohioarea,wherehebeganvolunteeringwiththeAmericanHeartAssociation.“ThemoreIlearned,themoreinterestedIbecame,”hesaid.Servingonhislocalboardofdirectors,JoegainedabetterunderstandingoftheAHA’sdepthandbreadth.Helearnedmoreabouthowscientificresearchisfunded—liketheresearchthatledtotheveryfirstpacemakerbeingimplantedin1957.Andhesawfirsthand

howAHAprograms—oneverythingfromnutritionandlifestyleawarenessprogramstoCPRtraining—improvethelivesofpeopleintheircommunity.

JoeandLindabeganfundingmanyofthoseopportunities,mostrecentlyalandmark$10milliongiftcommitmenttotheassociationaspartofthePaulDudleyWhite

LegacySociety.Previously,theirgenerousgiftof$6.25millionhelpedlaunchtheJoeandLindaChlapatyStanfordDECIDECenterasapartoftheAmericanHeart

Association’sStrategicallyFundedResearchNetworkfocusedonAFib.ThecouplehasalsosupportedtheAmericanHeartAssociationScholarseffortsatHistoricallyBlackCollegesandUniversitiesandfundedlocalinitiativesonheartdiseaseawarenessandCPRtraining.

“Asyougetolder,whatevertimeyouhave,youwantittobespentinameaningful

andhelpfulmanner,”Joesaid.“That’swhywesupporttheAHAandtheworkthattheydotodeveloptechniquesandfundresearchtoimprovecareforhearthealththatwilllastalifetime.”

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Fouryearsago,wesetanaspirationalgoaltoadvancecardiovascularhealthforall,includingidentifyingandremovingbarrierstohealthcareaccessandquality.Andnowtheresultsarein.Weachievedallaspectsofour2024ImpactGoal.Thistremendouswork

withmanyofourcollaboratorswillgoalongwaytowardimprovingequitablecare.

Weimprovedbloodpressureand

smoke-freerates,healthcareaccess

andhealthcarequality.

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PROTEIN

Itwas1956whenpioneeringworkledbyAncelKeys,Ph.D.,establishedconnectionsbetweendietaryfatconsumption

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CARBS

andincreasedbloodcholesterollevels.Soonafter,theAmericanHeartAssociationassumedaleadingroleinurgingAmericanstochangetheireatinghabits.

Today,whetherit’sdishedupinhomekitchens,restaurantsorschoolcafeterias,foodremainsamongtheworld’smostpressingchallengesandopportunitiesforimprovinghealth.Itgoesdeeperthanputtingpeasonaplate.It’sabout

equitableaccesstohealthyfoodsandevaluatingthequalityoftheworld’sfoodsupply—andthat’swheretheThePeriodicTableofFoodInitiative(PTFI)comesin.

PTFIisaglobalefforttoprovidedata-driven

solutionstotransformfoodsystems

forimprovedhumanandplanetaryhealth.

Usingfoodcompositiondata,thePTFIisdiscoveringhowclimatechangeaffectsfoodsanddevelopingevidence

forscalingregenerativeagriculture.It’salsodelvingintodietsthatcanhelppreventchronicdisease,whichaccount

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for90%ofthenation’s$4.5trillioninannualhealthcareexpenditures.

ThisyearatTheRockefellerFoundationHeadquartersinNewYorkCity,thePTFIcelebratedthelaunchofitsscientificandeducationalresources,tools,dataandtrainingtomapthefoodqualityoftheworld’sfoodsupply.

TheAmericanHeartAssociationisalsodrivingequitablefoodaccessthroughHealthCarebyFood,aresearchinitiative

withTheRockefellerFoundation,tointegratehealthyfoodintohealthcaredeliveryasameansoftreatingandpreventingchronicdiseases.

In2023,anAmericanHeartAssociationpresidentialadvisorycalledforresearchoncost-effectivehealthcareinterventionstotreatandpreventnutrition-relatedconditions.UsingthisasaroadmapforFoodisMedicine,we’llformastrategic,equity-basedapproachtoenhanceourfoodsystemandimprovehealth.

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TheRockefellerFoundation,Kroger

andtheWalmartFoundation

Ourthanksgotothesupporterswhomadethisallpossible.

KrogerandtheWalmartFoundationeachawarded$5million

tosupporttheAmericanHeartAssociation’sHealthCarebyFood

initiative.WithanchorsupportfromTheRockefellerFoundation,

theassociationwillmobilize$250milliontobuildtheinitiative.

Launchedinspring2023,HealthCarebyFoodwillgenerate

evidenceandtoolstohelpthehealthsectordesignandscale

programsthatincreaseaccesstonutritiousfood,improve

healthandhealthequity,andreduceoverallhealthcareneeds.

VenturingintotheFuture

AnotherimportantwaywearetransformingcareisthroughAmericanHeartAssociationVentures,whichisaplatformoffourdifferentventurefundprogramsmeanttocatalyzecompaniesthatdeliveronourmissioninnewways.

Researchandscientificinnovationarecrucialtoourlifesavingmission.Butwithoutcommerciallyviablewaystotranslatetheseintoproductsandservices,theirfullvaluecannotberealized.

Inourventurecapitalfundswesupportcompaniesthataretranslatingresearch,scienceandevidence-basedknow-howintoproductsandservicesthathelppatientsandprovidersatthepointofcare.Andwhenthesecompaniesaresuccessful,thereturnsonthatcapitalarereinvestedtospreadthevalueevenfurther,supportingnewcompaniesandprovidingawaytoleverageandgrowtheimpactofourphilanthropicsupportevenfurther.

AHAVenturesincludestheGoRedforWomenVentureFund,CardeationCapital,theSocial

ImpactFunds(includingtheBernardJ.TysonImpactFund)andStudioRed,ourventurestudio.Togetherthefundsholdgreatpromisetospreadandscaleinnovationsthatadvanceour

missionofimprovingcardiovascularandbrainhealthnationallyandglobally.Thisincludesaspecialfocusonequitablehealthforwomenandunder-resourcedpopulationswhoarenotalwaysconsideredastheseadvancementscometomarket.

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AGIFTFORWOMEN’SHEALTH

SarahRossSoter

Bytheearly1990s,women’svoiceswereloudandclear:TheAmericanHeartAssociationshoulddomoretoaddressheartdisease,the

No.1killerofwomen.Theperceptionthatheartdiseasewasaman’sdiseasewaslargelysetinstone.Researchsoondisprovedthat

notion,andthemomentummounted—butnotenough.Thecriticalneedforawareness,progressandmoreresearchhasn’tgoneaway.

LongtimeAmericanHeartAssociationsupporterSarahRossSoterofPalmBeach,Floridaisensuringwomenaren’tignored.

Sherecentlymadeagiftof$15milliontosupporttheGoRedforWomenVentureFund,whichtheAHAseededwith$40milliontoaddressthepervasivelackofinvestmentinwomen’shealth.

Soter’ssteadfastsupportoftheAHAandwomen’shealthislong-standing.In2015,shemadeagenerousdonationtohelplaunchthefirstGoRedStrategicallyfocusedResearchNetwork.In2020sheprovidedanadditionalgifttocontinuethework.

Thenewfund,whichwillexpandwomen-focusedscientificresearchandtranslateitintobetterpatientcare,willlikelystartmakingstrategicinvestmentsinlate2024.

“Wecan’tclosethegendergapincardiovascularcare

untilwestartinvestinginresearchandsolutionsfocusedonwomen,”Sotersaid.“ThroughtheGoRedforWomenVentureFund,wecanturnscienceintotreatmentsthatwillchangeandsavewomen’slives.”

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CENTENNIAL

SPOTLIGHT

StrokesurvivorhelpedchangetheAHA

Afterastrokeat44in1964,ImaBuntingwasinstrumentalinformingtheAHA’searlyStrokeClubswheresurvivorsmettosupportoneanother.Herworklaidthefoundationfortoday’sAmericanStrokeAssociation.

Buntinglearnedhowtowalkagain butwenthomewithabraceonherleftankle,andsheneverreturnedtoherteachingjob.Doctorssaidshe

mightneverwalklongdistances.Shebuiltupherstrengthbyexercisingandswimmingthreetimesaweek,provingthemwrong.

SinceBuntinghelpedtolaunchtheStrokeClubs,wheresurvivorsexchangedtipsandlearnedmoreabouttheirhealthstruggles,

theAHAreviseditsmissionstatementin1985toincludestrokeandaddedstroketoitssloganin1993.SincetheAmericanStroke

Association’sfoundingin1998,fewerAmericansaredyingfromstroke.

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Bacteriapresentinthemouthcanleadtotoothdecayandguminfection,whichmayspreadtootherparts

ofthebodyandpotentiallycontributetoheartconditions.DeltaDental,orDeltaDentalofCalifornia,isproud

tosupportandcollaborateintheAHA’sHealthySmiles,HealthyHeartsinitiativethroughamulti-year$15milliongrantaimedatadvancingequitablecarenationwide.

Thisinitiativewilldevelopsolutionstobetterconnectoralandprimarycare,workingtowardanintegratedcaresystemthatprioritizeswhole-personhealth.

COMMUNITIES

TRANSFORMING

Workingwithcommunitiesisoneofthesurestwaystoimprovepublichealth,andwedothatinanumberofways–fromteachingCPRtohelpingremovebarrierstoequitablehealth.

EveryoneCanBeaLifesaver

In1961,AHA-fundedresearchfirst

showedhowCPRcanbringsomeoneback

tolifeaftercardiacarrest,whenthe

heartabruptlystopsbeating.

Sincethen,overmanydecades,theAmericanHeart

Associationhasbecomealeaderinresuscitationtraining.

We’rerelentlessaboutit.That’sbecauseeachyearintheU.S.,morethan356,000peopleexperiencecardiacarrestoutside

ofahospital,andonly9%survive,mostlikelybecausesome-onenearbytookimmediateaction.

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NFLplayerDamarHamlinisa nationalambassadorfortheAHA’sNationofLifesaversandis encouragingfanstobereadyinacardiacemergency.

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OurNationofLifesaverscampaignaimsto

doubletherateofsurvivalfromout-of-hospitalcardiacarrestfrom9%to20%by2030,and

increasetheuseofAEDsinpublicsettings.

Reachingthisgoalmeanssafercommunities.

Lastyearmorethan1millionpeoplelearnedHands-OnlyCPRintrainingeventsacrosstheU.S,withabout10,000organizations,schools

andemployersparticipatingliveorvirtually.

WealsotookourmobileCPRunitontheroadtoSuperBowlLVIIinLasVegas,andNBA

All-StarweekendinIndianapolis.ParticipantstackledtrainingtolearnthecorrectrateanddepthofCPRcompressions.

FOUNDATIONEXPANDSNATIONOFLIFESAVERS

TheJoelCornetteFoundationmadea$1million

investmenttosupportyouthsportsCPR&AED

education,awarenessandtrainingThegrantwillalsofundsciencetounderstandtherisksand

preventsuddencardiacarrestinathletesinyouthsports,withaspecialfocusonBlackathletesTheJoelCornetteFoundationwasestablishedtohonorthelifeandlegacyofJoelCornette,abeloved

basketballstandoutwhodiedatage35.

AmericanHeartAssociation?

CEORoundtable

HelpingtoBuildHealthierWorkplaces

WecontinuetoengageandmobilizebusinessleaderswithourCEORoundtable,reachingover3,500

executivessincetheprogram’sinception.Itsfocusonequitablehealthandbusiness,withpivotalsupportfromtheDeloitteHealthEquityInstitute,beganin2021withawritinggroupofexpertsthatdevelopedanevidence-basedreportwithpracticalstrategiesandguidingprinciplestoadvancehealthequity.

Sincethen,we’vebuiltonthatmomentumandexpandedthebusinesscaseforhealthequityto

millionsofpeople.Newemployertoolsandresourcesandupdatedmaterialsensurecompanieshavethelatestinsightsandbestpractices.

JimFitterling,Dow

ChairoftheBoardandCEO,

AHACEORoundtableCo-Chairperson

BrianMoynihan,BankofAmerica

ChairoftheBoardandCEO,

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QualityofCareinCommunities

GetWithTheGuidelinesisaprovenin-hospitalapproach

thathelpshealthcareprofessionalsfollowscience-based

aproachestotreatmentbasedonpatientdataregistries

acrosscardiovascularandstrokefocusareas.Eachprogrampromotesconsistentadherencetothelatestresearch-drivenguidelinesandmeasurement,whileprovidingdataand

informationtoprofessionalsforcontinualimprovementinpatientcare.

MapshowsGetWithTheGuidelines

participatinghospitalsthroughJune30,2024.

Morethan2,900U.S.hospitalsparticipateintheprogram,withover800publishedstudies

showingthatGetWithTheGuidelinesimprovesqualityofcareandoutcomes.

Andmorethan13millionU.S.patientrecordshavebeenentered

intotheregistriessincetheprogramstarted.

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BernardJ.Tysonleavesalegacy

TheAmericanHeartAssociation’sOfficeofHealthEquity

recentlyreceivedameaningfulnamechange:

It’snowtheBernardJ.TysonOfficeofHealthEquity.

KaiserPermanenteChairmanandCEOBernardJ.Tyson

wasavisionaryleaderwhocareddeeplyaboutthe

healthandwell-beingofeveryperson.Hisquestfor

affordable,equitablehealthcareandsocialjusticemade

animpactaroundtheworld.

Bernard,whopassedawayin2019atage60,wasalso

amemberoftheAmericanHeartAssociation’snational

boardofdirectorsandCEORoundtable.Hislegacyliveson

throughtheBernardJ.TysonImpactFund,whichinvests

inlocalsolutionsthatbreakdownthesocialandeconomic

barrierstohealthequityinunder-resourcedcommunities.

BernardJ.TysonandwifeDeniseBradleyTyson

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Thegenerousdonorswhosupportourlifesavingmissionrangefrommassivecompaniestoindividualsgivingafewdollars.OurLifeisWhyprogram,supportedbypeoplemakingpurchasesintheirowncommunities,bringsthatsharedgenerositytogether.Here’salookatsomeofthisyear’sgifts:

TheUPSStore,anewLifeisWhyConsumersupporter,yielded$1.05millioninrevenueintheircampaignfromJulythrough

Septemberin5,200+stores.TheUPSStorejusthostedtheirsecondannualcampaign,withtheadditionalmonthofOctober

2024added.

PilotCompanyraised$3.1millionforLifeisWhyC