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    We're empowering Americans to take a big step towards a better life. With My Life Check, you can get your personal heart score and a custom plan with the seven simple steps you need to start living your best life.
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  • Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of CPR!

    In 1960, a group of resuscitation pioneers combined mouth-to-mouth breathing with chest compressions to create Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, the lifesaving action we now call “CPR.” This action, when provided immediately after a sudden cardiac arrest, can double – even triple – a victim’s chance of survival.

    Join us throughout this anniversary year as we celebrate CPR and the people whose lives it has saved over the last 50 years!

  • You're the Cure

    You don't have to be a doctor to save lives. Just be willing to deliver a lifesaving message to public officials whenever you can. Maybe you've already participated with the American Heart Association before by walking in a Heart Walk. Or perhaps you've helped organize a gala event. Maybe you even helped someone survive a heart attack or stroke. At moments like these, You're the Cure. Even if you're someone who wants to get involved for the first time, you can be part of the cure.
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Affordable Care Act

Monday, March 19, 2012
March 23rd marks the 2nd anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law.

 Since that historic day:
• Almost 50,000 Americans with serious medical conditions, like heart disease and stroke, have been able to access health care coverage through the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIPs) established under the law. Beginning in 2014, insurance plans will not be allowed to deny someone coverage because of a pre-existing condition. 
• 54 million Americans were able to receive at least one preventive service for free under their private health insurance plans, including healthy diet counseling and obesity screening, cholesterol and blood pressure screening, and tobacco-use counseling.
• 32.5 million Americans with Medicare received at least one free preventive benefit, including the new Annual Wellness Visit, and nearly 3.6 million beneficiaries saved $2.1 billion on their prescription drugs.
• An additional 2.5 million young adults now have health care coverage because they are able to stay on their parents' plan until the age of 26. 

To learn more, visit Hearts for Health Care.
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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.

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