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Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown released the following statement today on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School, and the re-introduction of the FIT Kids Act in Congress:

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:

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.

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comment today on President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2014 federal budget:

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)

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.

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

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

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.

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: