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.

The American Heart Association publishes a standard for providing basic and advanced life support, including standards for proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The AHA is now also a provider of training for first aid, in addition to CPR.

The AHA also operates an affiliated organisation, the American Stroke Association, which focuses on care, research and prevention of strokes.

[edit] Mission Statement

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

[edit] See 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
• Paul R. Ellis Award, and award bestowed by AHA chapters
• Red Friday Promotes awareness of heart disease by wearing red every Friday, although there are two other causes that advocate wearing red on Friday.

[edit] External links

• Official website

• Stroke website

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