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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Advocacy News  - American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org</link><description>Advocacy News</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:02:35 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:02:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>American Heart Association Supports Bipartisan Medication Therapy Management Bill </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-supports-bipartisan-medication-therapy-management-bill</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 25, 2013 — American Heart Association President Donna Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., issued the following comments today on the “Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013,” sponsored by Senators Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Ron Kind, D-Wis. The legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate: ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-supports-bipartisan-medication-therapy-management-bill</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Costs to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/costs-to-treat-heart-failure-expected-to-more-than-double-by-2030</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Heart failure costs are projected to more than double in the next 20 years as the U.S. population ages and the incidence of the condition climbs. By 2030, every U.S. taxpayer could be paying $244 each year for heart failure expense. Strategies to prevent and treat heart failure are needed to curb the rise in the incidence of heart failure.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/costs-to-treat-heart-failure-expected-to-more-than-double-by-2030</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Welcomes Restored NIH Funding, But Warns Stagnant Research and Prevention Support Puts Nation at Risk </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-welcomes-restored-nih-funding-but-warns-stagnant-research-and-prevention-support-puts-nation-at-risk</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comment today on President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2014 federal budget: ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-welcomes-restored-nih-funding-but-warns-stagnant-research-and-prevention-support-puts-nation-at-risk</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Advocates Call on Congress  To Restore NIH Funding and Support a Campaign to Reduce High Blood Pressure </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-advocates-call-on-congress-to-restore-nih-funding-and-support-a-campaign-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 9, 2013 – More than 300 American Heart Association volunteers came to Washington, D.C. today to urge Congress to restore federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-advocates-call-on-congress-to-restore-nih-funding-and-support-a-campaign-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Applauds Hypertension Focus on World Health Day 2013</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-applauds-hypertension-focus-on-world-health-day-2013</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 5, 2013 — As “World Health Day” is celebrated on Sunday, April 7, the American Heart Association praises this year’s focus on hypertension, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other non-communicable diseases.
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-applauds-hypertension-focus-on-world-health-day-2013</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase Would Help in the Fight  Against Public Health Enemy No. 1 </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/proposed-tobacco-tax-increase-would-help-in-the-fight-against-public-health-enemy-no-1</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., April 5, 2013 — Responding to a New York Times article earlier today, American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a potential increase in tobacco taxes that may be proposed by the Obama Administration]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/proposed-tobacco-tax-increase-would-help-in-the-fight-against-public-health-enemy-no-1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Take Two – New Round of “Tips From Former Smokers” Ads Keep Up Attack on Tobacco Addiction</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/take-two-new-round-of-tips-from-former-smokers-ads-keep-up-attack-on-tobacco-addiction</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., March 28, 2013 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the second phase of the “Tips from Former Smokers” advertising campaign unveiled today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/take-two-new-round-of-tips-from-former-smokers-ads-keep-up-attack-on-tobacco-addiction</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Strongly Urges Congress to Vote Yes on Senate NIH Amendment </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-strongly-urges-congress-to-vote-yes-on-senate-nih-amendment</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., Mar. 22, 2013 — American Heart Association President Donna Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., issued the following statement on the amendment proposed today by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health in the FY 2014 federal budget.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-strongly-urges-congress-to-vote-yes-on-senate-nih-amendment</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The American Heart Association and the Interamerican Heart Foundation Highlight Joint Effort to Reduce Salt Consumption</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/the-american-heart-association-and-the-interamerican-heart-foundation-highlight-joint-effort-to-reduce-salt-consumption</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., March 14, 2012 –In honor of World Salt Awareness Week (Mar.11-15), the American Heart Association and Interamerican Heart Foundation released the following statement today: 
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/the-american-heart-association-and-the-interamerican-heart-foundation-highlight-joint-effort-to-reduce-salt-consumption</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Commends HHS for Advancing Physical Activity Among Young People</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-commends-hhs-for-advancing-physical-activity-among-young-people</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement on the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Mid-course Report released today by first lady Michelle Obama:]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-commends-hhs-for-advancing-physical-activity-among-young-people</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sequester Cuts Will Put America’s Heart Health at Risk</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/sequester-cuts-will-put-americas-heart-health-at-risk</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on how the sequester cuts will endanger the nation’s heart health:

“The sequester cuts pose a serious threat to the extraordinary progress we have made in the fight against heart disease and stroke.  If they are allowed to remain in place, these devastating reductions will tie the hands of heart and stroke researchers to advance lifesaving treatments and cures.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/sequester-cuts-will-put-americas-heart-health-at-risk</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Congressional Women ‘Go Red’ For American Heart Month</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/congressional-women-go-red-for-american-heart-month</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2013 —A bipartisan group of women from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate joined the American Heart Association on Valentine’s Day to ‘Go Red’ in support of the 43 million women who are currently living with heart disease.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/congressional-women-go-red-for-american-heart-month</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Welcomes Rep. Chris Smith as Co-Chair of Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-welcomes-rep-chris-smith-as-co-chair-of-congressional-heart-and-stroke-coalition</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013 — The American Heart Association today applauded Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) for accepting the position of House Republican co-chair of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition. The association welcomes Rep. Smith to this important position and looks forward to working with him in the fight against heart disease and stroke, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-welcomes-rep-chris-smith-as-co-chair-of-congressional-heart-and-stroke-coalition</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Competitive Foods Rule Puts Kids’ Health First, Says American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/competitive-foods-rule-puts-kids-health-first-says-american-heart-association</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the USDA’s preliminary rule on “competitive foods” in the nation’s schools: “The new competitive foods rule has ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/competitive-foods-rule-puts-kids-health-first-says-american-heart-association</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association CEO Praises Sen. Harkin For HeLP Act’s Physical Education, Nutrition Programs</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-ceo-praises-sen-harkin-for-help-acts-physical-education-nutrition-programs</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2013 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on “The Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America (HeLP America) Act,” introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-ceo-praises-sen-harkin-for-help-acts-physical-education-nutrition-programs</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association and the Brazilian Society of Cardiology Partner to Tackle the World’s Largest Killer	</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-and-241327</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2012 – The American Heart Association and the Brazilian Cardiology Society today announced they will expand their partnership to address cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke in Latin America’s largest...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-and-241327</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:38:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Heart Association Join Forces to Reverse Childhood Obesity Epidemic</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/robert-wood-johnson-foundation-240866</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ, and DALLAS, TX, November 15, 2012 – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) today announced an ambitious collaboration to reverse the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic by 2015....]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/robert-wood-johnson-foundation-240866</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2012 Shape of the Nation Report Reveals State Loopholes Stalling Progress of Physical Education Programs</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/2012-shape-of-the-nation-report-240796</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[RESTON, VA, November 13, 2012 – The 2012 Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education in the USA, released today by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Heart Association, finds that...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/2012-shape-of-the-nation-report-240796</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:06:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association CEO Says Patients Must Be Our No. 1 Priority Post-Election</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-ceo-240610</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on President Obama’s re-election to a second term: 
 
“Yesterday’s election ended a long and arduous...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-ceo-240610</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:07:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association Joins Global Experts at Washington Post Live Forum on Non-Communicable Diseases</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-joins-240113</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2012 —American Heart Association Past President Ralph Sacco, M.D., was among 20 experts brought together by Washington Post Live today for “The Check-Up: Non-Communicable Diseases,” a roundtable...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-joins-240113</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:32:28 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>