CHAPTER 6:Resource Directories
Topic 9American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The American Heart Association is a national organization of volunteers that form local networks involved in providing education, research, community programs and fundraising efforts to support the association's work.

American Heart Association: Divisions and Departments

Operations and Development

  • Major donor development
  • Strategic accounts
  • Emergency cardiovascular care programs
  • American Stroke Association

Science Operations

  • Research Administration and Scientific Publishing
  • Professional Education

Advocacy

  • Public Advocacy
  • Health Initiatives
  • Minority Initiatives

Programs

  • Choose to Move
  • Diabetes
  • Heart at Work Online
  • Heart Profilers
  • Take Wellness to Heart

CONTACT INFORMATION

American Heart Association (National) | 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75213 | 800-242-8721 | www.americanheart.org

Midwest Affiliate Office | 208 South LaSalle St., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60604 | 312-346-4675

215 West Illinois, Suite 1C Chicago, IL 60610. P: (312) 321-1500. email: kidney@nkfi.org