American Heart Association
- American Heart Association
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
The American Heart Association publishes a standard for providing basic and advanced life support, including standards for proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Most widely accepted certification for basic life support (BLS). The AHA is now also a provider of training for first aid, in addition to CPR.
The AHA also operates an affiliated organization, the American Stroke Association, which focuses on care, research and prevention of strokes.
Dr. Timothy Gardner, M.D. is the current President of the American Heart Association.
ee also
* Automated external defibrillator (AED)
* Basic life support, a standard published by the AHA
* Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), a standard published by the AHA
* AHA-1, an AHA-proposed diet
External links
* [http://www.americanheart.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.strokeassociation.org/ American Stroke Association Web site]
* [http://www.onlineaha.org/ American Heart Association Training Web Site]
References
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