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The results have been tragically effective: 85% of Black and 48% of Hispanic people who smoke use menthol. More than half of teenagers who start smoking begin with menthol. Flavored tobacco products contribute to higher rates of heart disease, stroke and other illnesses.</p> <p>Through our Tobacco Endgame strategy, we’re determined to end this blight.</p> <p>You’re the Cure buoyed the federal government’s proposed regulations to remove menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars from the market, with more than 4,100 online comments supporting the rules.</p> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-generic row"> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-6 mb-4"> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--medium "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">No Surprise Billing: Advocating for the No Surprises Act</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <span aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.2rem; color:#c10e21;"><strong>“Thanks to the No Surprises Act, patients suffering from cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke can now focus on their urgent medical needs and not have to worry about receiving a financially devastating surprise bill,” American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown said.</strong></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-6 mb-4"> <div class="c-spacer"> <div class="c-spacer container container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="c-spacer__selection py-4"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div><img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/No_Surprise_Billing.jpg?sc_lang=en" style="height:292px; width:400px;" alt="Black man at kitchen table, head in hands, looking at bills and paperwork" /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="h-columns--two no-cap"> <p>After four years of dedicated work by our nationwide network of grassroots advocates, the No Surprises Act has taken effect, shielding people from unexpected bills and financial disaster.</p> <p>Surprise medical billing occurs when a patient is billed directly for out-of-network medical care they thought their insurance would cover. These bills can amount to thousands of dollars.</p> <p>“Thanks to the No Surprises Act, patients suffering from cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke can now focus on their urgent medical needs and not have to worry about receiving a financially devastating surprise bill,” American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown said.</p> </div> </div> <br /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=""> <a name="Empower"></a> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header "> <h1 class="c-listing-header__heading">Empowering Healthier Communities</h1> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <span aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-article l-article--survivor row"> <div class="col-md-8 align-self-center"> <div class="l-article__main"> <p style="font-size: 1.2rem;"><strong>We know that everyone should have the same opportunity to be healthy — but they don’t.</strong> We are improving health within a community with solutions from people within the community through our Social Impact Funds. We’re also advocating for laws and policies that help people access care, avoid tobacco and eat healthier. And we’re working to expand Medicaid in <em>all</em> states.</p> </div> <br/> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="l-article__widget"> <blockquote class="c-blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 2rem; color: #c10e21;"><strong>We must thrive together.</strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--medium "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">Investing in Communities</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <div class="c-listing-header__subheading">We stand beside communities nationwide as they rise to solve some of the most pressing issues of our time.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid "> <div class="l-generic row"> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-12"> <div> <div>The Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund and the Social Impact Fund invest in local entrepreneurs committed to dissolving economic and social barriers to health equity. Our pioneering approach to these funds addresses access to health care, food insecurity and poverty. These investments are designed to sustain success; when business owners thrive, their communities get healthier.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-promo row"> <div class="l-promo__col col-md"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--full-width "> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 c-promo--last-sm"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--match-height"> <div class="c-promo__content"> <div class="c-promo__icon"> </div> <h2 class="h3">Local farm addressing food insecurity</h2> <div> Atlanta Harvest has created an organic oasis in Ellenwood, Georgia. The family-owned nursery and farm just south of the city provide healthy produce at fair prices to people who aren’t used to either. <p>Food insecurity is a major roadblock to health equity. Atlanta Harvest is a path through. Farmers Raphaela Ysrael and EliYahu Ysrael say funding from the Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund has been a big boost to their efforts – which are making a huge difference for the people in the community.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 l-promo__col l-promo__col--video"> <div class="c-video"> <div class="c-video__media-container"> <button class="c-video__media h-video-play h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--5-3 " v-b-modal="'322FA56FCFF54BC2A2398A4BD1223CB0'"> <img src="/en/-/media/Images/Social-Impact-Fund/AHA_Social_Impact_Funds_Atlanta_Harvest_video_screenshot.jpg?h=338&iar=0&mw=600&w=600&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="AHA Social Impact Funds Atlanta Harvest video screenshot" width="600" height="338" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aha-modal id="322FA56FCFF54BC2A2398A4BD1223CB0" ref="loadingModal" size="md" class="c-loadingModal v-modal" hide-footer centered lazy video-modal> <b-embed type="iframe" allow="autoplay" aspect="16by9" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2j_xCc6ZvaY?autoplay=1" allowfullscreen></b-embed> </aha-modal> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--medium "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">Standing Up for Healthy Policies</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <div class="c-listing-header__subheading">One important way we stand with our communities is by advocating for laws and policies that help people access care, avoid tobacco and eat healthier. This past year, powered by our network of advocates, we set an AHA record by passing or defending 190 policies. Our successes included:</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div id="myCarousel" class="carousel" aria-roledescription="carousel"> <div class="carousel-inner"> <div id="myCarousel-items" class="carousel-items" aria-live="off"> <div class="carousel-item active" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-labelledby="h2-5D67638F1C1E4405A26B4EF26640C27D"> <div class="col-md-5 mb-3 mb-md-0"> <div class="carousel-image"> <a href="https://www.yourethecure.org/postpartum_medicaid_expansion_is_too_important_to_give_up_on" class="" target=""> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Postpartum_Medicaid_Expansion.jpg?h=225&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Mixed race young mother smiling down at her newborn child" width="375" height="225" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </a> </div>  </div> <div class="col-md-7"> <h2 id="h2-5D67638F1C1E4405A26B4EF26640C27D" class="h3"> Leading efforts in 39 states to extend postpartum coverage for mothers benefiting from Medicaid. </h2> <div> We’re urging the remaining states to do the same.</div> <a class="c-hero-card__cta c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Postpartum Medicaid Expansion Is Too Important to Give Up On" href="https://www.yourethecure.org/postpartum_medicaid_expansion_is_too_important_to_give_up_on"> Postpartum Medicaid Expansion Is Too Important to Give Up On</a> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item " role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-labelledby="h2-D40A180570F84ADF84303836E20C4C3B"> <div class="col-md-5 mb-3 mb-md-0"> <div class="carousel-image"> <a href="/en/around-the-aha/tobacco-industry-pinpointed-targets-for-menthol-messaging-report-says" class="" target=""> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Tobacco_Pinpointed_Targets_Menthol.jpg?h=225&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Target on a dart board with faces of many minority race individuals superimposed, dart lodged in the bullseye with menthol leaf on the end" width="375" height="225" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </a> </div>  </div> <div class="col-md-7"> <h2 id="h2-D40A180570F84ADF84303836E20C4C3B" class="h3"> Rallying to combat flavored tobacco sales in 19 communities. </h2> <div> This is a huge win: More than half of teenagers who start smoking begin with menthol.</div> <a class="c-hero-card__cta c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Tobacco Industry Pinpointed Targets for Menthol Messaging" href="/en/around-the-aha/tobacco-industry-pinpointed-targets-for-menthol-messaging-report-says"> Tobacco Industry Pinpointed Targets for Menthol Messaging</a> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item " role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-labelledby="h2-78E1677BB4484BD1AA56A0B5491FA3AF"> <div class="col-md-5 mb-3 mb-md-0"> <div class="carousel-image"> <a href="https://www.yourethecure.org/tn_what_is_tobacco_preemption" class="" target=""> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Tobacco_Preemption.jpg?h=225&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="No smoking symbol sign sitting on table outdoors" width="375" height="225" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </a> </div>  </div> <div class="col-md-7"> <h2 id="h2-78E1677BB4484BD1AA56A0B5491FA3AF" class="h3"> Helping to stop tobacco-related preemption in 10 states. </h2> <div> Defeating that preemption means states can prevent local communities from passing measures.</div> <a class="c-hero-card__cta c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="What Is Tobacco Preemption?" href="https://www.yourethecure.org/tn_what_is_tobacco_preemption"> What Is Tobacco Preemption?</a> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item " role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-labelledby="h2-E73FD05D9AB2426F9695E61EA38742A6"> <div class="col-md-5 mb-3 mb-md-0"> <div class="carousel-image"> <a href="/-/media/Files/About-Us/Policy-Research/Fact-Sheets/Clinical-and-Post-Clinical-Care/SMBP-at-Home-Fact-Sheet.pdf?sc_lang=en" class="" target=""> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Blood_Pressure_Monitoring.jpg?h=225&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Black man and white woman at home at kitchen table checking blood pressure" width="375" height="225" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </a> </div>  </div> <div class="col-md-7"> <h2 id="h2-E73FD05D9AB2426F9695E61EA38742A6" class="h3"> Advocating for coverage of self-measured blood pressure monitoring under Medicaid. </h2> <div> We passed this policy in Maryland and Indiana – the first year of our campaign efforts.</div> <a class="c-hero-card__cta c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Fact Sheet: Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home (PDF)" href="/en/-/media/Files/About-Us/Policy-Research/Fact-Sheets/Clinical-and-Post-Clinical-Care/SMBP-at-Home-Fact-Sheet.pdf?sc_lang=en"> Fact Sheet: Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home (PDF)</a> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item " role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-labelledby="h2-85C29B85ED4742508087B471C0348BA4"> <div class="col-md-5 mb-3 mb-md-0"> <div class="carousel-image"> <a href="/en/get-involved/advocate/federal-priorities/school-meals" class="" target=""> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Healthy_School_Meals.jpg?h=225&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Elementary age black boy child smiling eating school lunch" width="375" height="225" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </a> </div>  </div> <div class="col-md-7"> <h2 id="h2-85C29B85ED4742508087B471C0348BA4" class="h3"> Helping to pass Healthy School Meals for All in four states: Washington, California, Maine and Vermont. </h2> <div> This policy victory supports our crucial work countering food insecurity.</div> <a class="c-hero-card__cta c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Healthy School Meals for All Children" href="/en/get-involved/advocate/federal-priorities/school-meals"> Healthy School Meals for All Children</a> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="controls"> <button type="button" class="previous" aria-controls="myCarousel-items" aria-label="Previous"> <i class="icon-left-arrow"></i> </button> <button type="button" class="next" aria-controls="myCarousel-items" aria-label="Next"> <i class="icon-right-arrow"></i> </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=""> <a name="Improve"></a> </div> <div class="c-background-container c-background-container__bg--gray"> <div class="l-promo row"> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-promo row"> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header "> <h1 class="c-listing-header__heading">Improving Care for All</h1> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <span aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-article l-article--survivor row"> <div class="col-md-8 align-self-center"> <div class="l-article__main"> <span style="font-size: 1.2rem;"><strong>We know that when science-based guidelines are used and followed in health care settings, it’s proven to assure quality, equitable care.</strong> We’ve added important insights to depersonalized patient data registries, which enable hospitals to better understand how social factors can impact health. We are also working to improve the health of residents in rural communities across the nation. And we updated Life’s Simple 7™ to Life’s Essential 8™ to include sleep as a crucial component to achieving ideal cardiovascular health.</span> </div> <br/> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="l-article__widget"> <blockquote class="c-blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 2rem; color: #c10e21;"><strong>We must survive together.</strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section"> <div class="l-promo l-promo--full-width"> <div class="l-promo__col">  <div class="c-promo c-promo--impact-map-data c-promo--bg ">  <div class="container container-fluid "> <div class="header mb-5"> <h2 class=""> Working for Better Care in Rural Areas </h2> <div class="h4 "> People in rural communities face unique challenges, including long distances from health care and a shortage of health professionals. The result? Disproportionately high rates of heart disease and increased risk of early death. <p>But we’re not standing for those disparities.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="c-impact-map-data--container row">  <div class=" col-md-4 c-impact-map-data ">   <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon-block"> <img src="/en/-/media/Feature/Navigation/TopNav/volunteer.svg?iar=0&mw=1910&sc_lang=en" alt="" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__sub-heading"> <strong>26 states</strong> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__text"> Where our programs aim to help residents of rural communities live longer, healthier lives </div> </div>  <div class=" col-md-4 c-impact-map-data ">   <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon-block"> <img src="/en/-/media/Feature/Navigation/TopNav/donate-heart.svg?h=24&iar=0&mw=1910&w=24&sc_lang=en" alt="red heart icon" width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__sub-heading"> <strong>100 pairs of boots</strong> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__text"> Community health service members deployed across the country as part of HeartCorps to improve health in rural areas </div> </div>  <div class=" col-md-4 c-impact-map-data ">   <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon-block"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/brain_icon.png?h=32&iar=0&mw=1910&w=32&sc_lang=en" alt="brain icon" width="32" height="32" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__sub-heading"> <strong>$7.5 million</strong> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__text"> Part of our <a href="https://newsroom.heart.org/news/9-3-million-investment-to-expand-rural-health-and-stroke-care">Mission: Lifeline Stroke initiative</a> to ensure acute stroke care across Iowa is effective, comprehensive and seamless </div> </div> </div>    <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__actions">   </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-generic row"> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-6 mb-4"> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--medium "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">The New Number for Heart Health</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <span aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.2rem; color:#c10e21;"><strong>Based on more than a decade of fresh science, we revamped the components identified as crucial to achieving ideal cardiovascular health and added one: sleep.</strong></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-6 mb-4"> <div> <div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Lifes_Essential_8_logo.png?h=367&w=470&sc_lang=en" alt="Life's Essential 8 logo" /></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="h-columns--two no-cap"> <p>Life’s Simple 7™ has become Life’s Essential 8™. Based on more than a decade of fresh science, we revamped the components identified as crucial to achieving ideal cardiovascular health and added one: sleep. The eight components can be divided between behaviors and health factors. Collectively, they represent a pathway to better health by reducing the risks of heart disease, stroke and other major problems, such as cancer and dementia.</p> <p>Life’s Essential 8 also provides sharper tools to measure cardiovascular health. We’ve revised definitions and metrics, assessed it in the context of the life course and acknowledged the importance of social and economic factors.</p> <p>All of this culminates in a 100-point measure of heart health available online.</p> <br /> <p><a href="/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/lifes-essential-8" class="c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow">Life's Essential 8™ — Your checklist for lifelong good health</a></p> </div> </div> <br /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section l-section--videos h-theme--red"> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--no-border"> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">Survivor Stories: Inspiring journeys of heart disease and stroke</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <div class="c-listing-header__subheading h-secondary-font-color"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-video-gallery" v-perfect-scrollbar> <ul class="l-video-gallery__list"> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Ariel_Hernandez_B_W.jpg?h=253&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Ariel Hernandez" width="375" height="253" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2021/10/07/3-year-old-with-down-syndrome-is-already-a-model-and-heart-ambassador" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Ariel's Full Story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Ariel Hernandez</strong>: 2-year-old with Down syndrome undergoes groundbreaking heart procedure </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Christina_Saldivar_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Christina Saldivar" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2022/01/25/at-26-elementary-school-music-teacher-had-a-stroke-between-classes" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Christina's full story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Christina Saldivar</strong>: At 26, music teacher had a stroke at school </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Chris_Holton_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Chris Holton" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2022/07/12/his-heart-stopped-while-walking-a-trail-a-cyclist-who-knew-cpr-saved-his-life" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Christopher’s full story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Christopher Holton</strong>: Bystanders saved a walker’s life by performing CPR </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Sophia_Schilpp_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Sophia Schilpp" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2022/04/01/at-5-she-had-near-total-heart-block-now-a-generator-powers-her-heart" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Sophia's Full Story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Sophia Schilpp</strong>: At 5, she had near total heart block. 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c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Dipika_Aggarwal_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Dipika Aggarwal" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2021/09/08/neurologist-wakes-up-in-the-hospital-where-she-works-as-a-stroke-survivor" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Dr. Aggarwal's full story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Dr. Dipika Aggarwal</strong>: Neurologist becomes a stroke patient at the hospital where she works </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Ann_Tillery_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Ann Tillery" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2022/09/13/she-had-a-stroke-during-a-video-call-with-her-congressional-representative" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Ann's full story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Ann Walters Tillery:</strong> She knew she was having a stroke because she knew the warning signs </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Danecia_Williams_B_W.jpg?h=250&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Danecia Williams" width="375" height="250" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2022/02/01/a-joyous-birth-followed-by-heart-failure" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Danecia’s full story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Danecia Williams:</strong> A joyous birth, followed by heart failure </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Danny_Saxon_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Danny Saxon" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a href="/en/news/2022/06/17/kitchen-magnet-with-list-of-heart-attack-symptoms-convinced-him-to-go-to-the-hospital" class="" target=""> <span class="c-article-card__video-overlay"> <span class="c-article-card__play"> Read Danny's Full Story </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="c-article-card__content"> <h3 class="c-article-card__title h6"> <strong>Danny Saxon</strong>: AHA kitchen magnet helps save a life </h3> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="c-article-card c-article-card--small c-article-card--video"> <div class="c-article-card__background"> <span class="h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--3-2"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Matt_Lum_B_W.jpg?h=251&iar=0&mw=375&w=375&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Matt Lum" width="375" height="251" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </span> <a 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That’s why we’ve funded Strategically Focused Research Networks, bringing researchers and institutions together to tackle critical health issues. We also invested in research teams studying COVID-19’s effects on heart and brain health. And we funded new research and support to reduce health inequities.</p> </div> <br/> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="l-article__widget"> <blockquote class="c-blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 2rem; color: #c10e21;"><strong>We must strive together.</strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--medium "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">Research Networks Delve Into Inequities</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <div class="c-listing-header__subheading">Science is the way we illuminate a future of longer, healthier lives. And <a href="https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funded-research/strategic-networks">Strategically Focused Research Networks</a> are an important way to accomplish this critical goal. So far we’ve invested more than $250 million to establish 14 Strategically Focused Research Networks. The latest is:</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-promo row"> <div class="l-promo__col col-md"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--full-width "> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 c-promo--last-sm"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--match-height"> <div class="c-promo__content"> <div class="c-promo__icon"> </div> <h2 class="h3">The Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials</h2> <div> The SFRN on the Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials pursues how to ensure that people of different races and ethnicities are fully included in medical research. </div> </div> <div class="c-promo__actions c-promo__actions--divider"> <a class="c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" Title="Awardees named for $20 million project to foster diversity in clinical trial research" href="https://newsroom.heart.org/news/awardees-named-for-20-million-project-to-foster-diversity-in-clinical-trial-research"> Awardees named for $20 million project to foster diversity in clinical trial research</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 l-promo__col l-promo__col--video"> <div class="c-video"> <div class="c-video__media-container"> <button class="c-video__media c-promo__media h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--bg-sm" v-b-modal="'DDA04D917D0F43B9BD2F542127D6FCB6'"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Science_of_Diversity_in_Clinical_Trials_bw.jpg?h=332&iar=0&mw=600&w=498&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Health worker preparing needle to inject in waiting patient, view of more patients waiting in line for their turn" width="498" height="332" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header c-listing-header--small "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">Health Equity Research Networks</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <div class="c-listing-header__subheading">Health Equity Research Networks are another important way we delve into inequities. The Health Equity Research Network on Disparities in Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes examines the reasons Black and Indigenous women and women living in rural areas face disproportionate maternal complications.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-promo row"> <div class="l-promo__col col-md"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--full-width "> <div class="row"> <div class=" l-promo__col l-promo__col--video"> <div class="c-video"> <div class="c-video__media-container"> <button class="c-video__media c-promo__media h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--bg-sm" v-b-modal="'42AAFE92D12F4213870DED4736F1C1CF'"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/Disparities_in_Maternal_Infant_Health_Outcomes_bw.jpg?h=332&iar=0&mw=600&w=498&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="View of just a woman's pregnant belly with her hands holding on gently" width="498" height="332" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </button> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 c-promo--last-sm"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--match-height"> <div class="c-promo__content"> <div class="c-promo__icon"> </div> <h2 class="h3">Disparities in Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes</h2> <div> We’ve put $20 million toward understanding how social and economic factors make some women more likely to experience pregnancy complications. </div> </div> <div class="c-promo__actions c-promo__actions--divider"> <a class="c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" Title="$20 million committed for research focused on health equity in maternal, infant CVD health" href="https://newsroom.heart.org/news/20-million-committed-for-research-focused-on-health-equity-in-maternal-infant-cvd-health"> $20 million committed for research focused on health equity in maternal, infant CVD health</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-section"> <div class="l-promo l-promo--full-width"> <div class="l-promo__col">  <div class="c-promo c-promo--impact-map-data c-promo--bg ">  <div class="container container-fluid "> <div class="header mb-5"> <h2 class=""> Research Funding Includes Investigating COVID-19 </h2> <div class="h4 "> With your support, together we can stand with the dedicated researchers aiming to save and improve lives. As the largest not-for-profit funding source for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research next to the federal government, this year we invested: </div> </div>  <div class="c-impact-map-data--container row">  <div class=" col-md-4 c-impact-map-data ">   <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon-block"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/task_list_icon.png?h=48&iar=0&mw=1910&w=48&sc_lang=en" alt="task list icon" width="48" height="48" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__sub-heading"> <strong>$155 million</strong> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__text"> to fund 690 new projects </div> </div>  <div class=" col-md-4 c-impact-map-data ">   <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon-block"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/virus_icon.png?h=32&iar=0&mw=1910&w=32&sc_lang=en" alt="virus icon" width="32" height="32" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__sub-heading"> <strong>$10 million+</strong> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__text"> in 11 research teams to study COVID-19’s effects on heart and brain health </div> </div>  <div class=" col-md-4 c-impact-map-data ">   <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon"> <div class="c-impact-map-data__icon-block"> <img src="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Images/chart_icon.png?h=32&iar=0&mw=1910&w=32&sc_lang=en" alt="chart icon" width="32" height="32" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__sub-heading"> <strong>$61 million+</strong> </div> <div class="c-impact-map-data__text"> in new research and support to reduce health inequities, part of $115.4 million investment over the last two years as part of our 10 Commitments </div> </div> </div>    <div class="row justify-content-md-center"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div 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<td>Other Revenue</td> <td>($25,090)</td> <td>-2.9% </td> </tr> <tr class="bg-danger"> <td><span style="color: #ffffff;">Total Income</span></td> <td colspan="2"><span style="color: #ffffff;">$880,649</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <p><a href="/en/-/media/Annual-Report/2021-2022-Annual-Report-Files/FY_2021_2022_AHA_Financial_Highlights.pdf?sc_lang=en" class="c-cta h-theme--white btn btn-md btn-danger btn-round" target="_blank">Download Financial Highlights (PDF)<span class="sr-only">(link opens in new window)</span><span class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true" title="link opens in new window"></span></a></p> </div> </div>  </simple-accordion> </b-tab>   <b-tab title="Expenses (in thousands)">  <simple-accordion title="Expenses (in thousands)" variant="phd-community"> <div> <div><table class="table table-borderless"> <caption class="sr-only">Expenses (in thousands)</caption> <thead> <tr class="table-active"> <th colspan="3" id="table_heading_0">Expenses (in thousands)</th> </tr> <tr> <th id="table_heading_1">Research</th> <th id="table_heading_2">$172,164</th> <th>18.9% </th> </tr> <tr> <th id="table_heading_3">Public Health Education</th> <th id="table_heading_4">$262,646</th> <th><span>28.8%</span></th> </tr> <tr> <th id="table_heading_5">Professional Education and Training</th> <th id="table_heading_6">$253,499</th> <th><span>27.8%</span></th> </tr> <tr> <th id="table_heading_7">Community Services</th> <th id="table_heading_8">$63,909</th> <th><span>7.0%</span></th> </tr> <tr> <th id="table_heading_9">Management and General</th> <th id="table_heading_10">$70,291</th> <th><span>7.7%</span></th> </tr> <tr> <th id="table_heading_11">Fundraising</th> <th id="table_heading_12">$89,671</th> <th><span>9.8%</span></th> </tr> <tr class="bg-danger"> <th id="table_heading_13"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Total Expenses</span></th> <th id="table_heading_14"><span style="color: #ffffff;">$912,180</span></th> <th> </th> </tr> <tr class="blank_row"> 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