American Heart Association - Wisconsin

Cardiac arrest survivor Kayla Houle, of Sherwood, WI, joined our #HeartPowered advocates on Capitol Hill last week calling on Congress to increase Access to AEDs and CPR by funding the bipartisan HEARTS Act. #HeartsontheHill Thank you, Kayla!! Join us: spr.ly/6016B6hvsI

For more than a century, volunteers have powered the mission of the @American_Heart Association. Thank you for the dedication, compassion, and heart you give—today and for generations ahead. #NVW #VolunteersWithHeart

The 2026 American Heart Association Teen of Impact campaign has come to a close! Thank you to everyone who supported our Milwaukee market nominee, Claire Freeze of Waterford Union High School, and thank you to Claire for all your hard work these past nine weeks!

That's a wrap on the 2026 Milwaukee Women of Impact campaign! Thank you to all our nominees and thank you to everyone who contributed! We'll announce the winner soon! Stay tuned!

We've reached the final week in the 2026 Milwaukee Women of Impact campaign! The campaign, led by these amazing nine area leaders, ends April 9! There's time to donate! For more, visit: spr.ly/6015hHXaN!

It’s #NationalWalkingDay! 👟 Still time to get moving - every step counts. Post about your walk and tag @AHAWisconsin!

Today is #NationalWalkingDay! Time to get those steps in, no matter what the weather is doing outside! Check out this article published online by spr.ly/6012B6mxQa that is full of useful information from the American Heart Association! spr.ly/6013B6mxQx

Thanks to Fox6 News for having our Milwaukee American Heart Association Board Chair Cindy Milgram on the Wisconsin Live Desk program yesterday to talk about #NationalWalkingDay, which is tomorrow! Check out the interview here! spr.ly/6011B6mkX3

Tomorrow is #NationalWalkingDay! Every step supports a healthier heart ❤️ Save the date and walk with 2026 Madison Heart Walk Chair Jim Valk on Sept. 26 at McKee Farms Park. 👟 Sign up now: spr.ly/6017B6mqzB

More activity and less sitting may reduce risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

More sleep and physical activity may prevent Type 2 diabetes in teens

Higher blood pressure during young adulthood linked to heart & kidney disease after age 40

Register now for the next Stroke Meet Up, March 13 at 3 pm ET: spr.ly/6015B6XYEl

Stroke is a journey. And you don’t have to navigate it alone.  Stroke Meet Ups bring together survivors, care partners and trusted experts for Real Talk about stroke. Come listen, share, and be part of a virtual community that understands life after stroke.

Since 1949, the @American_Heart Association has funded more than $6.1 Billion in research studies! We’re funding lifesaving research at 47 schools on your bracket with $142.5 Million in new and continuing studies, including $2,178,224 at @UWMadison.

@WKOW Together, through the Madison Heart Ball campaign, we’re driving change in the four chambers of our work — discovery, knowledge, advocacy and access — to advance health and hope for everyone, everywhere. Visit Heart.org/MadisonHeartBa… for more details!

The 2026 #MadisonHeartBall is just a month away! We're thrilled to announce @WKOW Sports Director Karl Winters will join Amber Noggle as co-host of this year's ball on April 18. (1/2)

Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed a new bill requiring postpartum Medicaid coverage to be extended from 60 days to one year for low-income families starting on July 1. news8000.com/lifestyle/heal…

We're celebrating in Milwaukee! Governor Tony Evers signed the postpartum bill into law today, providing 12 months of continuous health care coverage through Medicaid for new moms following pregnancy. THANK YOU to everyone who advocated for this legislation!

@WKOW @TheSylvee Register your team today at CycleNation.org/Madison! *𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥!

We’re excited to have Dana Fulton of @WKOW 27 News join us as the emcee of #CycleNationMadison on May 13 at @TheSylvee ! Dana will help guide a fun, inspiring night as our community comes together to ride with purpose and fuel the mission to end stroke. (1/2)