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Resources

Friday, July 23, 2010
Have you visited our Resource Center? It's right here on the blog and is regularly updated with tools to help you succeed as an advocate. We know you're passionate about our mission and we want to make sure that we are giving you the tools you need to advocate for heart-health!

You can find an activist guide and run-down of what you can do to be an advocate. Of course, we love when you take action on our email alerts, but we have other opportunities if you want to do more! Our resource center helps to lay out those opportunities (and, as always, you can contact us at any time to discuss meetings with legislators, letters to the editor, etc).

Outside of advocacy, the American Heart Association regularly hosts events to support our mission. We have events all over our five states and a handy tool on the blog to find yours! Check out the events page for your state to find out what events are going on in the coming year and click on the event name to visit that event's page and sign up.

Delaware Events
Kentucky Events
Ohio Events
Pennsylvania Events
West Virginia Events

We appreciate your efforts as an advocate and truly want to make it an enjoyable experience for you.  We hope that these resources help. Have any ideas on what else we could provide?  Tell us! Leave a comment here on the blog or shoot us an email, we love your feedback!

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Welcome to the online home for American Heart Association advocacy in the Great Rivers Affiliate! The Great Rivers Affiliate includes Delaware, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

We update regularly about our ongoing legislative issues (for example: tobacco prevention and cessation, childhood obesity, nutrition, stroke and STEMI systems of care, etc). We hope this blog proves to be a resource to keep our amazing advocates up-to-date with our fast-paced legislative happenings!

You don't have to be a doctor to save lives - just an advocate with the American Heart Association and its division the American Stroke Association. In just a few moments, you can make a huge difference. All you have to do is respond to the issues and action alerts that you feel are important.

Join You're the Cure today!