Media Contacts
American Heart Association Communications
What can we help you with - news, information, expertise?
AHA/ASA National News Media Relations line: 214-706-1173 - Regular business hours are M-F 8:30a-5p CT.
Line/voicemail is monitored during business hours as well as periodic after-hours (evenings)/weekends and holiday coverage - response times are asap.
- Local News Media: Find communications staff in your area - see the local community tab on the top right of Heart.org.
- NOT news media? please Contact Us or call 1-800-AHA-USA1.
Quick Links:
- Want embargoed materials/access? Please see criteria and application forms for accredited media only here.
- Want to use something you see on the newsroom site?
- Media: please see our usage policy. This governs newsroom materials only - for heart.org and other AHA sites please see copyright permissions information on next bullet.
- Non-news media, if you want to reprint/use multimedia on any AHA/ASA website, including the newsroom, you must request it via the copyright permission office - guidelines and request form here.
- AHA/ASA Online Newsroom:
- Content questions, news materials and/or interview requests please call 214-706-1173. Journal specific questions may be directed to ahacommunications@heart.org.
- Technical/Access: Julie Del Barto and Sarah D. Williams
- Content questions about the AHA’s homepage / AHA News stories?
- Please contact editor@heart.org for reprint requests or questions about news and survivor stories featured. (Terms of Use).
- Advertising or Public Service announcements (PSAs) questions? Please call 1-800-AHA-USA1.
AHA/ASA Scientific Journals, Meetings, News Media Materials:
Email ahacommunications@heart.org (monitored during regular business hours) or call 214-706-1173.
- Director - Michelle Kirkwood 703-457-7838
- Bridgette McNeill; 214-706-1135
- Karen Astle; 214-706-1392
- Maggie Francis; 214-706-1382
- Joanna Carr; 214-706-1396
- William Westmoreland; 214-706-1232
- National Broadcast Media Inquiries: Julie Del Barto; 214-706-1330
AHA/ASA Advocacy Communications Staff (Policy/Government issues)
- Steve Weiss; VP of Media Advocacy, 202-785-7905
- Shelly Hogan; Director of Field Media Advocacy, 512-689-0869
- Suniti Bal; Director of Federal Media Advocacy, 202-785-7929
- Suzette Harris; Director of Media Advocacy - Voices for Healthy Kids (nutrition and physical activity state/local policy, sugary drinks), 214-706-1207
AHA Programs Media Relations: Please call the media line at 214-706-1173 or email ahacommunications@heart.org to be directed to the appropriate staff.
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