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May 15, 2012
American Heart Association Hails CDC's Team-Based Approach to Blood Pressure Control
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on today’s recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Task Force on Community Preventive Services on...
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May 08, 2012
American Heart Association Praises IOM's National Approach to Obesity Epidemic
Washington, D.C., May 8, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on the Institute of Medicine’s new report, “Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention”:
“Once...
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April 05, 2012
American Heart Association Praises Selection of Gibbons as New NHLBI Director
Washington, D.C., April 5, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on the National Institutes of Health’s selection of Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., as the new director of the NIH’s...
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March 22, 2012
Americans’ Heart Health Continues to Benefit from the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, signed into law on March 23, 2010:
“As the Affordable Care...
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March 15, 2012
American Heart Association Says CDC Tobacco Ads A Compelling Weapon in the Fight Against Smoking
Washington, D.C., Mar. 15, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the new National Tobacco Education Campaign, unveiled today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):...
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March 14, 2012
American Heart Association Urges House to Pass Senate Transportation Bill and Preserve Safe Routes to Schools
Washington, D.C., March 14, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the passage of the Senate’s transportation legislation:
“The Senate transportation bill approved...
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March 08, 2012
Our Nation Must Do More to Shut Down the Pipeline of New Smokers, Says American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown
Washington, D.C., Mar. 8, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the new report, “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults,” released today by U.S. Surgeon General Regina...
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March 01, 2012
Latest Court Ruling on Tobacco Labels is Unconscionable, Says American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown
Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on today’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon that the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco warning labels...
Categories: Advocacy News , Heart News
February 23, 2012
American Heart Association and WomenHeart Volunteers Invited to White House Briefing on Heart Health
Washington, D.C. — The American Heart Association and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease will attend a “Community Leaders Briefing” at the White House on Friday.
Heart disease is the...
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February 17, 2012
All Americans Will Bear the Pain of Prevention Fund Cut, Says Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO
Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the payroll tax extension legislation, approved today by Congress, which includes a 30 percent cut to the Prevention and Public...
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