American Heart Association - Tarrant County

The American Heart Association is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death and disability worldwide.

Our vision is a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. To help achieve this, we aim to double cardiac arrest survival rates by 2030.

• This year, your donations are helping us continue to expand CPR education in schools and provide more bystander training throughout our communities.

• More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in the U.S. Survival depends on quick action:

  • Call 911
  • Start chest compressions
  • Use an AED as soon as it's available

• Today, 90% of people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest do not survive, and more than half never receive CPR. Immediate CPR can double or even triple a person's chance of survival.

• The American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers initiative is empowering everyday people to take action and become a critical link in the chain of survival during a cardiac emergency.

• Kids as young as 9 can learn hands only CPR. Thanks to funds raised through North Texas Giving Day, 850 CPR kits were provided to North Texas schools last year, helping train students to save lives.

• This year, we hope to expand CPR education in schools and provide more bystander training throughout our communities.

Join the Nation of Lifesavers. Learn CPR. Save a Life.

OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN NORTH TEXAS

The American Heart Association’s North Texas Community Impact team is working to build healthier, longer lives by equipping schools, workplaces and community organizations with Cardiac Emergency Response Plans, expanding Hands-Only CPR education, and empowering more people to become part of a Nation of Lifesavers. Through partnerships across the region, the Association also supports maternal health initiatives, provides blood pressure education and monitoring resources, advances nutrition security efforts to increase access to healthy foods, and advocates for smoke-free city policies that create healthier environments for all North Texans. Together, these efforts help prevent cardiovascular disease, improve health outcomes, and strengthen the well-being of communities across North Texas.

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