AmHeartAdvocacy Videos

You don't have to be a high-powered lobbyist to call on Congress--just a healthcare professional who volunteers his or her time to prescribe a lifesaving message. American Heart Association advocates are part of a nationwide network of people dedicated to finding a cure for heart disease. They contact legislators to lobby for more funding for medical innovations, paving the way for lifesaving medical advances like new drugs to control high blood pressure and lower cholesterol, pacemakers and ...

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Nearly 70 heart and stroke advocates from across the country urged lawmakers to fix the broken healthcare system by making sure health reform legislation will help prevent disease and expand access to affordable, quality care for all.

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Everyday, American Heart Association You're the Cure advocates are taking action and sharing their stories to help advance public policies that promote healthier communities, families and hearts. Meet some of these outstanding individuals as they share their personal stories during You're the Cure on the Hill 2009 in Washington , DC

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"We are the Cure!" was the unified message of nearly 700 volunteer-advocates from across the country who gathered in our nation's capital on April 28 - 29, 2008 for the American Heart Association's You're the Cure on the Hill -- Congressional Lobby Day. Youth advocates, heart and stroke survivors, doctors and researchers met with their lawmakers to underscore the importance of having a strong, sustained national commitment to heart disease and stroke research and prevention programs....

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NFL players from the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and obesity expert Dr. Kenneth Cooper joined forces with Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), US Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Zach Wamp (R-TN), and Jay Inslee (D-WA), and representatives from the American Heart Association and National Association for Sport and Physical Education on March 19 for a press conference to call for passage of the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act, which would combat ...

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On April 20 and 21, 2009 more than 450 volunteer-advocates from across the country gathered in our nations capital for the American Heart Associations Youre the Cure on the Hill—Congressional Lobby Day. Youth advocates, heart and stroke survivors, doctors and researchers met with their lawmakers to share their personal stories and stress the need for meaningful healthcare reform and increased funding for research and prevention programs to fight cardiovascular diseases, the nations No. 1 killer....

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