Posts Tagged ‘american heart association’
Angela Bassett works to raise awareness about type 2 diabetes
Angela Bassett wants to raise awareness for type 2 diabetes as her family has a history with the serious health condition. The 61-year-old actress has teamed up with the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association for the Know Diabetes by Heart initiative, which aims to educate people on the causes and effects of type…
Read MoreAmerican Heart Association hosts health summit in Washington, DC
The American Heart/Stroke Association held its inaugural EmPOWERED to Serve Summit in Washington, DC to discuss the barriers and solutions to healthy living and well-being in urban communities. According to the Association, individual behaviors aren’t the only factors that affect health in a positive or negative way; your community plays a huge role in your…
Read MoreSWV’s manager talks about men’s health and recovering from a stroke
Cory Taylor, the manager of the girl group SWV, learned firsthand why men must pay attention to their body’s warning signs when it appears that something is not right. What started as a normal busy day in the life of an R&B manager ended up sending Taylor to the hospital. According to the CDC’s National Center for…
Read MoreDena Burton’s pretty in pink, loves fashion, philanthropy and AKA
Dena Burton is in the center. Photo credit: Karim Saafir Los Angeles-based fashion designer Dena Burton has been quite busy creating amazing women’s ready-to-wear garments, producing fashion shows, pursuing philanthropic work and traveling; however,, she took a moment to chat with rolling out. How do you shift from making clothes to making a difference? Fashion…
Read MoreAmerican Heart Association hosts Go Red Girlfriend Weekend
The American heart Association kicked off their Go Red Girlfriend Weekend on Friday, May 15, 2015, with the Taste of Soul mixer.
Read MoreActor Lamman Rucker opens up to ‘Nurse Alice’ about how he’s impacted by high blood pressure
He’s a busy man but never too busy to get a checkup and neither should you. Actor Lamman Rucker carves out time in his busy Hollywood schedule to sit down on “The Check Up with Nurse Alice.” In this intimate one-on-one interview, Rucker gets personal and shares why he teamed up with the American Heart Association. “High blood pressure…
Read MoreNurse Alice Benjamin talks common health problems among black women
March is Women’s History Month and rolling out would like to recognize Nurse Alice for the amazing work she does educating the masses on how to live healthier lives, especially within the black community. She is also a spokesperson for American Heart Association, as well as the youngest person to be part of AARP’s National…
Read MoreCyclist Justin McClelland Lists 5 Exercises That Help Lower the Risk of Heart Disease
Name: Justin McClelland Occupation: iHeartCardio Founder and Philanthropist How will cycling from New York to Los Angeles help you raise money for the American Heart Association? This trip will be thoroughly documented with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a blog at iHeartCardio. Those that follow along will have a first-person perspective of the journey and will be able…
Read MoreAnthony Anderson, Chrisette Michele Empower Black Community to Avoid Strokes
With stress factors such as an unemployment rate of 16.1 percent, the greatest prevalence of high blood pressure cases in the world and a history of diseases such as diabetes, it’s not surprising that African Americans have higher death rates from strokes compared to whites. However, such statistics do not have to lead to a…
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